September 9, 2009
NoveList ®
Home Access | In Library Access
The Library has an online database to help you! Our September Database of the Month is NoveList®, with information on over 155,000 fiction titles.
NoveList’s easy to use “Find” box enables you to quickly search for books, authors, series, and plots for readers of all ages. Other features include author read-alikes, BookTalks, feature articles and book discussion guides.
Not sure what you’re looking for? Click on “Recommended Reads” under an age category to browse through hundreds of titles carefully selected by librarians and organized by genre or topic. Or type a topic in the “Find” box (baseball, summer vacations, “women detectives in New York”) and “play” with the results.
Still need more ideas? Check out the books Newton librarians have selected for our Books for You database, or fill out our questionnaire to have a personalized booklist emailed to you.
We have more…view or sign up for emailed BookLetters newsletters on various topics.
And once you’ve found a good book, we’d love your reviews for our Newton Reads blog!
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December 7, 2008
Lately the press is full of cost-saving tips for the down economy, and using the library is often mentioned. This walkway was full of people waiting to get into the building when we opened today, and the library has been busy and crowded all afternoon. Why? Because we have:
- DVDs you don’t have to pay to rent
- Books you don’t have to pay to buy (new items arriving daily!)
- Graphic novels and books in foreign languages
- Hundreds of magazine titles to check out, browse, or search online
- Music CDs and audiobooks (physical and downloadable) you don’t have to pay to download
- Free computer access, for job searches, email, or whatever
- Free classes on using a computer, finding a job, and other topics
- Free concerts, lectures & other events
- Book groups and clubs
- Storytimes and other programs for kids
- Study rooms and comfortable chairs
- Free wireless access
- Free research help
- Dozens of free online resources (databases) for research or fun (learn a language, check antique prices, fix your car!). Most of our databases are also available from home.
- Free personalized reading lists, bibliographies, and other book suggestions
- Free or reduced-fee museum passes
- Free literacy tutoring
- Free interlibrary loan for titles we don’t have
- Free delivery service to the homebound, and other special services
- Large print books and descriptive videos
- Used books and gift items for sale
- Research material on Newton history
- Free art exhibits, changing monthly
Come join us!
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February 14, 2008
Yesterday’s Newton Tab has a nice article on the Library’s personalized book recommendation service, “Books for You.” Click here for the article, or click here to request your own booklist!
And to browse our list of recommended titles, click here.
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August 18, 2007
Would you like to keep up with the latest buzz and know which books were reviewed on TV and radio? Subscribe by email to the “Books on the Air” newsletter from BookLetters. You’ll receive a weekly email with information and catalog links for books reviewed on the Today Show, the Tavis Smiley Show, Oprah, Charlie Rose and NPR, among others.
You can subscribe by choosing “BookLetters” from the “Books and Reading” page on our website, and clicking on the link to sign up for an email newsletter. Other newsletters are also available, and you can preview any of them by clicking on the title.
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February 7, 2007
Our database of “Books for You” recommended titles is now online! Browse any fiction or non-fiction category and see what we’ve been recommending. This list will be updated regularly as we add titles.
If you would like us to create a personalized list for you, our Books for You service is still available. Fill out our online questionnaire and we will respond with suggestions tailored to your interests.
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January 3, 2007
New from BookLetters:
Search by title to find discussion questions and reviews–both fiction and non fiction are included. For everything offered by BookLetters, including the complete set of BookLetters newsletters and award lists, and booklist newsletters prepared by Newton staff, click here.
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November 18, 2006
See our latest blog, Newton Reads!
There you’ll find book reviews from staff and patrons–you can add comments or your own reviews. At the top of the blog page you’ll find handy links to our other services for readers: BookLetters, our Books for You recommendation service, the NoveList database (Home Access | In Library Access), and our Readers’ Advisory Knapsack blog chock full of links to websites with reading ideas.
Also try our latest Ejournal, BookPage: America’s Book Review, with reviews linked to our catalog listings.
And when you’re in the library, visit the constantly-changing display on our new “Staff Recommends” shelves, at the entrance to the New Books room on the first floor. We’ll put out books we like–tell us if you agree!
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