Recommended Reads

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Library Resources for Readers

Badgerlink

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BadgerLink provides Wisconsin residents with trustworthy resources, from personal interest to educational research, for all ages.

NoveList

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Fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more

NoveList K-8

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Children's fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more

Tumblebooks

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Database of animated, talking picture books that have been created from existing picture books from well-known publishers and authors.

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BookPage Magazine

BookPage is a monthly publication that is available at the library for free! This magazine highlights upcoming new releases and is a great way to find out what to read next. Thank you to Friends of the Library for providing this resource to our patrons.

Websites for Readers

Common Sense Media: A non-profit organization that helps parents and educators make decisions about what books, movies, tv. shows, etc. might be appropriate for the children in their lives. 

Fantastic Fiction: This website serves as an online database that helps determine what book comes next in a series, upcoming releases by popular authors and readalikes of favorite books.

NYT Bestseller Lists: Published by the New York Times Book Review since 1931, this is a weekly list ranking the top-selling books in the United States.

Project Gutenberg: A library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Focuses on books that are in the public domain.

Adult Recommendations