May we recommend . . .
We’d love to lead you to your next great find. Join a book club and talk books. Use Good Reads to get book ideas by e-mail or link to the bestseller lists. Discover the convenience of downloadable books and audiobooks. Or ask us for a recommendation! We love to talk about books.
Good Reads
(http://champaign.org/explore_books/good_reads.html)Good Reads offers book recommendations via e-mail, bestseller and award lists with handy links straight into the library catalog, author profiles, and more. What should you read next? Good Reads can help you decide!
Tuesday Pageturners
(http://champaign.org/explore_books/tuesday_pageturners.html)Here are the books our own Kelly Strom has recommended in her monthly Tuesday Pageturners segment on WCIA-TV's The Morning Show.
Book Clubs
(http://champaign.org/explore_books/book_clubs.html)Join a club at the library and meet other readers. Find clubs around town (or start your own). Sample new books by e-mail.
What's Hot
(http://champaign.org/explore_books/whats_hot.html)Find out what‘s hot around Champaign and on the best-seller lists.
Audio/Video/Podcasts
(http://champaign.org/explore_books/audio_video_podcasts.html)See Kelly Strom’s Tuesday Pageturner segments on WCIA-TV.
Get Inspired! Meet a Hero @ Your Library
(http://champaign.org/explore_books/heroes.html)This focus on inspiring books and events took place across Champaign-Urbana from February to April 2008.
Suggest a Book
If you can’t find what you want in the catalog, you can ask us to buy it. Just fill out a purchase request PDF form, call us at 217/403-2070, or send e-mail to comments@champaign.org.
Find a book, DVD, or CD
If you know what you want, look for it in the catalog.
Book Samples by E-mail
Online Book Clubs offers free book samples by e-mail. Choose the type of books you like — mystery, business, romance, teen, etc. — and sign up. Each week, a new book starts, and short excerpts arrive in your daily e-mail. If you like the book, check it out. It’s a great way to discover new books!
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