We have compiled lists of books for a variety of genres. These are a work in progress, to be updated and changed as new books continue to be published. If there is a genre you are interested in, please inquire at the Reference Desk. Adobe Reader is needed to read these files. Happy Reading!
Looking for something new or something you may have missed? Click on each of the pictures, then click on each book jacket to be directed to the CLAMS page to place a request.
We love to read here at the Eldredge, and we like to talk about it! Here are some of our recent staff picks. You can also find staff pick books highlighted throughout the library.Â
The Library is privately managed by a Board of Trustees.  Their role is to oversee the function, finances and facility, prepare and adopt written policies that govern the Libraries activities and act as an advocate for the Library within our community. The Trustees are of course not only library supporters, but big readers! Here's what they currently recommend:
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
The Wager by David Grann
How to Know a Person by David Brook
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles. For school media specialists and teachers there are Standards-Based Thematic Units and Picture Book Extenders, as well as specific teaching guides for using fiction in the classroom.
BookPage is a monthly book review publication distributed to more than 450,000 avid readers through subscribing bookstores and public libraries. Founded in 1988 and located in Nashville, TN, BookPage serves as a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month. 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 BookPage.com each month.Â
Booklist Reader is Booklist’s new library patron–facing magazine, featuring diverse readers' advisory recommendations, in print and on audio, for readers of all ages.
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