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Electronic Resources

EBSCOhost
Novelist
Access from Home  - Use library barcode
Electronic reader's advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Novelist allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. Contains materials for all ages. Provided by the New Jersey State Library.

Web Resources

Whichbook.net
An interactive site that allows you to pick certain elements of what kind of book you’d like to read (i.e. optimistic or bleak, short or long)

BookBrowse
Site offers tons of current reviews of books from a wide variety of genres, time periods and countries.

BookSpot
Site is a great source for booklists on a range of different subjects, including award winners and age appropriate materials.  Genre and author spotlights are also ample.

Oprah's Book Club
Even if you’re not a fan of the show, the club has certainly read enough to cover a wide range of books that will satisfy any type of reader.

BookPage
Titled “America’s Book Review,” the magazine is a wonderful source for in-depth reviews of recent books as well as interviews with contemporary authors.

Electronic Books
Portal to many sites on the Web that offer free downloadable electronic books.

 

Staff Picks & Brochures

Check out Staff Picks in our Library Catalog.

Check out the various Reader Advisory Brochures located at the Reference Desk. 

 

Local Book Stores

Sun Rose Words and Music
640 Asbury Ave
609-399-9190

Bookateria Two
1052 Asbury Ave
609-398-0121

Books - A - Million #590 
2200 Wrangleboro Road
Mays Landing
609-407-1960 
 
Books - A - Million #928
3849 South Delsea Drive
Vineland
856-825-2861