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Reader’s Advisory

What is a Reader’s Advisory Guide? It’s a directory to help you figure out what to read now and what to read next. Let your interests and your curiosity lead you to some great books!

In addition to browsing the library’s catalog, sometimes it’s helpful to browse reading guides for your next book. Whether your looking for a book for yourself or your children, there are numerous internet sites providing a wide-range of reading suggestions. The Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees, which endorses the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights and the Association’s interpretive statements, recognizes that not all reader’s advisory guides may be appropriate for all families.  Library guests are free to reject for themselves materials of which they do not approve. The Library’s Board of Trustees believe that the responsibility for the reading and use of library materials by minors rests ultimately and completely with their parents or legal guardians. While it is the duty and responsibility of the library staff to provide advice and reading guidance, library staff may not deny use of materials to minors, thus upholding the rights of minors and those of their parents or legal guardians.

Adult

These websites focus on book reviews and “read-alike” recommendations based on authors, genres, etc. Many are user-sourced.

Novelist Plus | Berkeley Public Library

NoveList is the premier database of reading recommendations, pairing readers with their next favorite book for more than 20 years. NoveList provides intuitive book suggestions that inspire adult and young readers’ love of the written word. Providing the right book for the right reader ignites a lifelong passion for knowing more. NoveList offers recommendations for titles, authors, and series, as well as audiobooks.

BookPage highlights the best new books across all genres, as chosen by the BookPage editors.  It’s a monthly book review publication and serves as a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month.  All of the content from the print edition (available at the Eagle Public Library) is posted on BookPage.com each month.

Goodreads is a “social cataloging” website that allows individuals to freely search its massive database of books, annotations, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their own book groups, surveys, polls, blogs, and discussions.

Whichbook enables millions of combinations of factors, then suggests books which most closely match your needs. Customize your book search by choosing characteristics of the story from a range using sliders. The results can be limited to a specific format such as: eBooks, audiobooks, or large print editions. You can create book lists too.

Fantastic Fiction is unique in that it’s centered around authors rather than books. Each author’s entry has its own page so it’s easy to see everything that author has written. It’s a very useful site to determine which book in a series to read next.

LibraryThing is focused on cataloging your personal library of books, music, and movies. It’s meant to be exhaustive, so you can draw from thousands of libraries and commercial websites to curate your own collection. Millions of items are available. You can also interact with thousands of other users and join chat groups.

Books in a Series, developed by the Nebraska Library Commission, allows users to search among thousands of books series by author, book title, or series title. Records are meticulously maintained and constantly updated.

Book Yap is dedicated to professional and self-improvement books. Their book reviews are written by real professionals; thus, their feedback is more in-depth than the average comments you see on other book review sites. Their goal is to provide the most insightful reviews, not just the most reviews.

A Reader’s Place is a resource for readers of memoirs and narrative nonfiction, and related fiction. In addition to blog posts and reviews, there’s a special section devoted to memoirs. You’ll find reading lists, award lists, quotes, and other interesting information about the genre that keeps on giving.

African American Literature Book Club is the largest and most popular online book center dedicated to African-American and Black Literature from around the world. They celebrate Black culture through books for ALL readers to enjoy. They have profiles of over 3,600 authors, which include biographies, published books, interviews, videos, and more. You’ll find writers in every genre from the United States, Africa, and the entire African Diaspora.

IndieBound helps readers find trusted independent-bookseller reading options, newly discovered writers, and a real choice for buying. It allows authors to show their dedication to indies nationwide, easily done by linking to many indie bookstores.

The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago-based group created to promote poetry in the wider culture. It was formed from Poetry magazine. You’ll learn about many poets and read countless poems.

FamilyFiction is an information hub for all fans of Christian fiction — covering news, upcoming releases, book trailers, and exclusive interviews with favorite authors. FamilyFiction covers Christian storytelling of all kinds: Amish, historical, romance, suspense, speculative, contemporary, and young adult.

No Flying, No Tights offers graphic novel, comics, manga, and anime, reader-made reviews made by kids, teens, and adults. No Flying, No Tights is recognized as a major hub for graphic literature.

Young Adult (teen)

Young Adult literature is a genre that is separate from children’s literature. It emerged in the twentieth century when teenagers became a powerful force of the economy in the 1930s and gained prominence in the 1960s. The term “young adult literature” is inherently amorphous, for its constituent terms “young adult” and “literature” are dynamic, changing as culture and society – which provide their context – change. When the term first found common usage in the late 1960s, it referred to realistic fiction that was set in the real (as opposed to imaged), contemporary world and addressed problems, issues, and life circumstances of interest to young readers aged approximately 12 to 18. Though once dismissed as a genre consisting of little more than problem novels and romances, young adult literature has since the mid-1990’s, come of age as literature — literature that welcomes artistic innovation, experimentation, and risk-taking. [1]

As society changes, so do young adult materials. Not everything will be to everyone’s liking, and different individuals and families have different values. The reader’s advisory sources listed below are suggestions which may or may not be appropriate to your family. The use of library resources and materials by library guests is an individual matter. Responsibility for children’s and teen’s use of library resources and materials rests with their parents or legal guardians.

LitPick features book reviews by teens for teens. Student reviews promote reading and writing among pre-teen and young adult youths. They also connect reviewers with authors and publishers among a variety of genres.

No Flying, No Tights offers graphic novel, comics, manga, and anime, reader-made reviews made by kids, teens, and adults. No Flying, No Tights is recognized as a major hub for graphic literature.

Blog for Teen Readers, created by the New York Public Library, is a blog that posts topical lists, recommendations, and topics related to teen books and media. For 80 years, NYPL staff shared the best titles for teens in an annual list called Books for the Teen Age. Books for the Teen Age is now a multimedia, multi-format, targeted, and teen-tested list of the best of the year in teen books, music, graphic novels, movies, games, and more.

Rainbow Books presents an annual bibliography of quality books with significant and authentic LGBTQ content recommended for people from birth through 18 years of age. It is created by the Rainbow Book List Committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association.

FamilyFiction is an information hub for all fans of Christian fiction — covering news, upcoming releases, book trailers, and exclusive interviews with favorite authors. FamilyFiction covers Christian storytelling of all kinds: Amish, historical, romance, suspense, speculative, contemporary, and young adult.

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Massachusetts Library System’s Inclusive Collections: Building the Collection by Mitali Perkins and Christi Farrar includes dozens of links to reviewing resources emphasizing diversity for children, tweens, and teens.

The Bipartisan Book Club is a crowd-sourced site that allows parents to rate books.  Based in Spotsylvania, Pennsylvania, the books rated are those found in Spotsylvania High School libraries.

Tweens (probably ages 9 to 12)

Reading materials for tweens presents its own challenge. Readers may be reluctant to read children’s books and may prefer items from the teen areas; their parents may prefer items from the children’s collection. The suggested reader’s advisory sites below may help families select materials that are most appropriate for the guest’s family. The use of library resources and materials by library guests is an individual matter. Responsibility for children’s and teen’s use of library resources and materials rests with their parents or legal guardians.

 

LitPick includes book reviews by tweens for tweens. Student reviews promote reading and writing among pre-teen and young adult youths. They also connect reviewers with authors and publishers among a variety of genres.

No Flying, No Tights offers graphic novel, comics, manga, and anime, reader-made reviews made by kids, teens, and adults. No Flying, No Tights is recognized as a major hub for graphic literature.

FamilyFiction is an information hub for all fans of Christian fiction — covering news, upcoming releases, book trailers, and exclusive interviews with favorite authors. FamilyFiction covers Christian storytelling of all kinds: Amish, historical, romance, suspense, speculative, contemporary, and young adult.

 

Common Sense Media offers developmentally age-appropriate, balanced, and reliable information so parents can decide what’s best for their family. Includes reviews of books, movies, TV, games, and other media marketed to children and teens.

Association for Library Service to Children promotes reading and books for children through recommendations, list compilations, and related services. It is a part of the American Library Association.

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Massachusetts Library System’s Inclusive Collections: Building the Collection by Mitali Perkins and Christi Farrar includes dozens of links to reviewing resources emphasizing diversity for children, tweens, and teens.

The Bipartisan Book Club is a crowd-sourced site that allows parents to rate books.  Based in Spotsylvania, Pennsylvania, the books rated are those found in Spotsylvania High School libraries.

Children (birth to 12)

 

Common Sense Media offers developmentally age-appropriate, balanced, and reliable information so parents can decide what’s best for their family. Includes reviews of books, movies, TV, games, and other media marketed to children and teens.

Association for Library Service to Children promotes reading and books for children through recommendations, list compilations, and related services. It is a part of the American Library Association.

FamilyFiction is an information hub for all fans of Christian fiction — covering news, upcoming releases, book trailers, and exclusive interviews with favorite authors. FamilyFiction covers Christian storytelling of all kinds: Amish, historical, romance, suspense, speculative, contemporary, and young adult.

Job Details - Information & library jobs | careers | recruiting services

Massachusetts Library System’s Inclusive Collections: Building the Collection by Mitali Perkins and Christi Farrar includes dozens of links to reviewing resources emphasizing diversity for children, tweens, and teens.

The Bipartisan Book Club is a crowd-sourced site that allows parents to rate books.  Based in Spotsylvania, Pennsylvania, the books rated are those found in Spotsylvania High School libraries.

 

 

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