Showing posts with label Best books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Best books. Show all posts

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Looking for something new to read?

Need some suggestions? 

Try one of our Adult Picks bibliographies! The Adult Reference Librarians are always compiling new lists of books, films, CDs, resources, etc. to make finding what you’re looking for a little bit easier.

I can’t name all of our lists and picks in one setting, but here are a few to get you started:

Fantasy series—
This lists a variety of fantasy series in alphabetical order by author, including classics like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and Piers Anthony’s Xanth series.




 






Futures Past Classic Science Fiction—
With timeless classics such as Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth and H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds and collections such as One Hundred Years of Science Fiction, both longtime sci-fi fans and those new to the genre can find a fun summer title from this list.







Little Gems—
Do you enjoy shorter reads with strong storylines? With great picks like Michelle Herman’s Dog: A Short Novel and Penelope Lively’s Making It Up, this is the list for you!









Staff Favorites—
Want to ask library staff what we’ve been reading? Here’s your chance to find out! We’ve shared our favorite books that we read in 2011, spanning multiple genres and age ranges.

Still not finding what you’re looking for? You can browse through most of the lists on the Lists & Picks tab on our website, or you can pick up print copies of our most current bibliographies at the library!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

YOUR Favorite 2011 Reads--The Rest of the Story

Recently we Urbana Free Library staff members got together and made a list of our favorite reads of 2011.

Now it's your turn. Help us create a companion list. We want to know our patrons' reading highlights of 2011.

Tell us the titles/authors of the best books you enjoyed in 2011. 
  • You can pick new titles or old goodies you finally read in 2011. 
  • Adult fiction, adult nonfiction, teen titles or children's books--you choose.
  •  They don’t have to be books the library owns; we LOVE getting recommendations. 

Pick the one easiest way to contact us.
Send us your selections by the end of day on Sunday January 15, 2012.

And that's it! We'll pull your responses together (anonymously) to create a companion bibliography for our staff picks. You'll be able to get a copy of our UFL Patron Picks at the library and online at our website.

Let's get to know each other better and share our leisure reading!