- Audiobooks
- NetLibrary lets you access your Library's eContent collection, which includes eAudiobooks, eJournals, and eBooks.
- Book Clubs
Do you belong to a book club?
The Scranton Library can provide books for each member of your group each month.
The Library needs to have a list of the titles you will be reading several months in advance, which the Library staff will have ready for you in time for your book discussion group meeting. (Brand new "hot" titles may not be possible to obtain.)
The Library also needs a list of your book club members. A copy of each book will be requested for each member. Members will be called individually when their copies arrive.
For more information, call 203-245-7365 and ask for Clara, or email her: flathc@madisonct.org.
Library Book Club
Are you new to Madison or are you looking for a book discussion group? The Library is offering a book group for people new to town or others interested in joining a book club. The group will meet the last Monday of the month, at the Library, at 7:00 p.m.Clara Flath, the Library's Interlibrary Loan Librarian, will get the books for this group. If you want to sign up or have questions, please call Clara at 245-7365, extension 29 or email her at flathc@madisonct.org. You can also sign up at the Library, 801 Boston Post Rd., Madison.
- Book Lovers: Websites for You!
- Arts & Letters Daily: A Service of the Chronicle of Higher Education - Literary tidbits.
- Author Yellow Pages: The Online Author Directory - Search for author websites.
- Barnes & Noble Review - The venerable bookseller's own review page.
- Bartleby.com - Great Books Online - Full text of classics in reference, verse, fiction and nonfiction.
- Best of Legends - Read up on Robin Hood, King Arthur, Beowulf and more.
- Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides
- Bookfinder - Search several bookstores at once (for new, used and out-of-print), then connect to individual booksellers.
- BookCrossing - Find out how to set your books free and share them with the world.
- BookPage - The online version of the popular book review publication available at your library.
- Bookreporter.com - "Where readers and writers click."
- BookSense - "A family of independent-bookseller websites."
- BookSpot - What to read and much more.
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature - The full text available through bartleby.com.
- Complete Review - Links to Literary Weblogs.
- DearReader.com - Join book clubs and more.
- Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the web - A page dedicated to books and reading.
- Fantastic Fiction: Bibliographies for over 10,000 authors; info on over 200,000 books
- Fiction_L Booklists - From the Morton Grove (Ill.) Public Library's famous Webrary.
- Genrefluent - "The World of Genre Fiction from the author of Genreflecting."
- Goodreads - A social networking site for readers to share their favorite books with others.
- Guys Read - "Books that speak to guys"
- Historical Fiction Network - Authors and books in historical fiction.
- Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism - Information on books and authors through the centuries.
- LibraryThing - Catalog your books online.
- Literary Gothic - "Over a decade of helping the web get haunted."
- Lookybook - Browse the full content of hundreds of children's books online.
- Luminarium - An anthology of Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century and Restoration literature.
- Modern Library 100 Best - Lists of Classics (both fiction and non-fiction). FAB!
- Modern Library's Reading Guide - Browse through these descriptions of classics for your book group.
- Mystery Reader - "The very latest news and views of mystery novels."
- Novel Guide - Free study guides for modern and classic fiction.
- Overbooked - Information about new and notable fiction and nonfiction. FAB!
- Paris Review: The Interviews - An A-to-Z index of author interviews from the 1950s to the present. FAB!
- R.J. Julia Booksellers - All the news about the latest literary news makers.
- Random House, Inc. - Link to newsletters and sign up for alerts.
- Random House Publishing: Book Group Corner - Reader's Companions for various titles.
- Random House Reader's Circle - "The perfect books for your book club."
- Reader's Club - A website that serves as book club, with reader commentary.
- Reading Group Choices - Resources for book club aficionados. Includes suggested discussion questions.
- Reading Group Guides - "The Online Community for Reading Groups."
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - Includes a link to Nebula Award winners.
- SparkNotes - This site emphasizes important themes and includes study questions and essay topics.
- Stop, You're Killing Me! - "A web site to die for...if you love mysteries."
- Whichbook - Customize your search for a book to read by telling Whichbook your preferred themes.
- Who Reads What: Celebrity Name Index - Find out what celebrities read! FAB!
BookLetters e-mails are an easy and fun way to find out about new additions and happenings at the Library. After you sign up, timely notices will be delivered right to your home or office.
- Databases
The library offers the following databases for the study of literary criticism. You can also find these databases on our Research page. You will need to type in your library barcode to gain access.
Indexes thousands of periodical articles from all subjects, including book reviews and literary criticism.
Contains information on literature and authors. Includes criticism and plot summaries.
Literary Reference CenterA comprehensive literature database that offers full text analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in literature. Content comes from literary journals, books, literary encyclopedias and other reference works. You can also browse a list of full text literary works (novels, essays, poems and short stories).
A database of fiction and nonfiction books, NoveList Plus provides reviews, annotations, and more for thousands of titles. The database also includes book discussion guides, reading suggestions and annotated book lists.
- NYT Bestsellers and Other Lists
- LION offers links to reading resources.
- BookLetters offers lists of Bestsellers and award-winning books.