Databases
Fiction Core Collection
Recommended popular and widely-read classic and contemporary works of fiction. Covers many genres including mystery, science fiction, fantasy, Western, and romance.
NonFiction Core Collection
Recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults, as well as plays and poetry.
Public Library E-Book Collection
eBooks you won’t find in your library catalog covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies, and cooking.
Novelist Plus
A popular and extensive tool for reading recommendations for fiction and non-fiction. Includes audiobook recommendations.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Reading recommendations for kids’ fiction and nonfiction that you can search by Lexile, subject, and grade level.
Read It!
Resources for middle and high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. Includes text-to-speech tools and Lexile Measures to indicate a text’s level of reading difficulty.
References
Find Your School or Library
Want to find some information about your school/library– or any school/library? You’ve come to the right place!
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
The LITTLE EXPLORERSTM picture dictionary makes surfing the Internet very easy. A picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world.
WordCentral
Search an online dictionary written specifically for young students. Kid-friendly meanings from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster help students build and master vocabulary.
Read-A-Likes
Adults
Lee Child
Mary Higgins Clark
Harlan Coben
Patricia Cornwell
Catherine Coulter
Janet Evanovich
Sue Grafton
John Grisham
Iris Johansen
Faye Kellerman
Jonathan Kellerman
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dean Koontz
Johanna Lindsay
Debbie Macomber
Fern Michaels
Linda Lael Miller
Diane Palmer
James Patterson
Jodi Picoult
Kathy Reichs
Nora Roberts
Nicholas Sparks
Danielle Steel
Stuart Woods
Teens
Kelley Armstong
Keira Cass
Kristen Cast
P.C. Cast
Cassandra Clare
Suzanne Collins
Ally Condie
Kami Garcia
John Green
Pittacus Lore
Marie Lu
Richelle Mead
Marissa Meyer
Stephanie Meyer
Lauren Oliver
James Patterson
Christopher Paolini
Veronica Roth
L. J. Smith
Maggie Stiefvator
Laini Taylor
Wendelin Van Draanen
Children
Jan and Stan Berenstain
Holly Black
Judy Blume
Norman Bridwell
Eric Carle
Beverly Cleary
Ronald Dahl
Kate DiCamillo
Franklin W. Dixon
John Flanagan
Erin Hunter
Mick Inkpen
Washington Irving
Crockett Johnson
Jeff Kinney
Gordon Korman
C. S. Lewis
Lois Lowry
Margaret Peterson Maddix
Mercer Mayer
Jane O’Conner
Mary Pope Osborne
Rick Riordan
J. K. Rowling
Rachel Renee Russel
Shel Silverstein
Lemony Snicket
R. L. Stine
P. L. Travers
Mark Twain
Chris Van Allsburg
Wendelin Van Draanen
Judith Viorst
E. B. White
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Elizabeth Winthrop
Fantastic Fiction – Search and browse the complete works of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with all the latest books and series listed in order.
Literature Map – Find similar authors to those of your favorites with this literature map.
Book awards
National Book Critic Circle Award
Awards in Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Biography, Autobiography and Criticism
