Reader’s Advisory

Finding your next book to read or DVD to watch sometime can be difficult. The library offers several options to help you choose with these reader’s advisory resources.

   NoveList helps you search for books based on your preferences, readalikes, award winning titles, new authors or genres. Series your thing? NoveList can help track every title in a series. NoveList is divided into two sections, NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus, providing a perfect tool for children looking for their next read.

DearReader is the library’s newest reader’s advisory resource. DearReader is three tools in one:

is a free online service that showcases the newest titles purchased by the Peru library. As soon as we have a new title, you’ll know about it! You can select to receive alerts via email and/or RSS feeds. If you see a new title that you are interested in, just click “borrow” to place a hold on the item right away.  Click the New Book Alerts logo above to begin.

 

Book News is an easy way to make sure you don’t miss out on the types of books you’d really like to read.  It’s our free e-newsletter service with brief descriptions of each title as well as links to the library’s catalog so you can easily reserve titles of interest.

 

Join the Online Book Clubs
	Start receiving chapters from popular books in your email.  Each day, Monday - Friday, we’ll send you a portion of a book that takes only five minutes to read.  During the week, you’ll have a chance to read    2-3 chapters, enough to know if it’s a book you want to finish.  If you like the book, we can reserve your titles of interest in book or audio format.

    Along with these two electronic resources, the library offers the BookPage, a monthly selection guide for new books in paper format. Pick up a BookPage the next time you are in the library, or download their free app.

 

     Worldcat is usually considered an interlibrary loan tool, but its immense database of books and other formats is a wonderful way to locate older books and favorite authors.

 And, of course, our own PrairieCat catalog is available to search for new interests and old favorites for reading. watching or listening.

Another resource for learning about book series is What’s Next by the Kent District Library.

Best Seller Lists
These websites share information on current best selling books (audios, etc) based on their internal criteria:
New York Times reflects weekly best seller sales at independent and chain bookstores offering general interest title.
Publisher’s Weekly reflects weekly best seller sales based on publishers’ orders
USAToday reflects weekly retail sales across the country
Amazon.com, reflects daily top sellers at amazon.com
Barnes&Noble reflects the best seller sales at Barnes&Noble