Books and Reading
A collection of selected web sites and Palatine
Public Library services.
Based on the Book
A database of selected books that have been made
into movies.
Book Club in a Bag
Set up your
own book club.
Book Spot
Bestseller lists
from Publisher's Weekly,
NY Times,
USA Today, Amazon, Barnes & Noble. Links to book awards, book reviews
and reading lists.
BookPage
BookPage is a monthly book review publication. The tone is upbeat and literate,
focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the
print edition is posted on the web site.
Caldecott Medal Home Page
District 15 Accelerated
Reading and Reading Counts Lists
Fiction Matters @ the Palatine Public Library District
Love a good story? So do we! The Palatine Public
Library District invites you to join us as we discuss fiction books, movies, and
local literary events.
Forthcoming
Fiction at the Palatine Public Library
Forthcoming Non-Fiction at the Palatine Public Library
High School
Reading Lists
LibriVox
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public
domain. Files are available as mp3 or ogg format.
MyMediaMall
New York Times
Best Sellers List
NetLibrary
Access e-books. Set up an account at the Library, then access from your
computer.
Newbery Medal Home Page
NextReads
Sign up for our e-newsletters
and get great book suggestions by either email or RSS. We'll deliver reading
lists right to you, and you'll be able to check immediately whether the items
are on the shelf at the library or whether they've been checked out.
Non-Fiction Book Discussion Blog
This blog corresponds with
our monthly meeting in which we discuss a selected non-fiction
title. You do not have to attend the in-library
group in order to participate on the blog.
NoveList Plus
Online
reader's advisory database. Available from
inside the library or from home.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Search K-8
fiction by author, title,
series name, and subject. Available from inside the library or from home.
Online Book Clubs
Join one of our free
book clubs and every day the
Library will email you part of a chapter from a book. The emails will take about
5 minutes to read. By the end of the week you'll have read 2-3 chapters
from a book. If you enjoy the online selections, you can then check the book out
or reserve it at the Library. There are 11 book clubs to choose from including
Audio books, Business books, Fiction books, Good News books, Horror books,
Mystery books, Non-Fiction books, Pre-Publication books, Romance books, Science
Fiction books, and Teen books. Sign up today and start receiving great book
selections tomorrow.
Online Books Page
Listing over 20,000 free
books on the Web.
Oprah's Book Club
Teen Books (and beyond!) Blog
This blog is maintained by
the
Palatine Public Library District as an online extension of services to young
adult patrons. Teens and young adults are invited to discuss books and
reading via this blog.
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