- Memphis Reads Blog
- Check out your favorite bestsellers (aka “Popular Library” or "7-Day” books) from the Library and discuss them online. Read original reviews written by Library staff members. Share your thoughts about a book, offer points for discussion, or recommend similar titles by leaving a comment at the end of a review. From June 3 to July 29, MEMPHIS READS will be a part of Tell Me About A Book!, the Library’s annual Adult Summer Reading Club program for book clubs. After that, the blog will remain an active venue for book reviews and discussions.
- Bookletters
- BookLetters is a great new resource for readers! Read BookLetters on the web, or sign up for e-mail newsletters to have news of the hottest new titles and authors, professional reviews of the titles you want to know about, and even recommendations from our own staff sent directly to you. BookLetters is made possible by a grant from Mid South Reads and The Assisi Foundation.
- Bestsellers in the Library
- See lists of the top fiction and non-fiction books according to the New York Times Book Review. Find out the location and status of copies of the books in the library collection. Also check out what books are checking out around the country from Library Journal.
- Book Reviews
- What Do I Read Next? Online offers over 93,000 book reviews. This interactive service can be found on Infotrac from the Databases on the Library Web pages. The service offers search by title, author, subject, keyword, time period, geographic location, character and reading level to discover your next reading adventure.
- Granger's World of Poetry
- This database of poetry includes 250,000 poem citations, 13,000 poems in full text, 7,500 excerpts, biographies of leading poets, and bibliographies on hundreds of poems and poets. The database can be searched by keyword, first line, author, title, and subject. (This service is not accessible outside the library.)
- Memphis Public Library E-Audio Books
- A digital collection of hundreds of audio book titles that can be downloaded for free. E-audio books can be listened to on a computer and on portable devices like PDA's and smart-phones, and in many cases can be copied to compact discs.
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- Library Book Clubs
- Join a Book Club where you can meet and discuss book selections (both fiction and nonfiction) with other people, and at the end of each meeting, determine the next month's book selection. The library offers several book clubs at various library locations and meeting times. Click for for location and schedule information.
- Teen Reading Lists
- Recommended reading for teens and various downloads, videos, and audio.
- Popular Collection Guide
- Find out where the most popular bestsellers, videos, DVD's and other items are, visit the Popular Library Collection Guide.
- Collection Guide
- Looking for a particular kind of fiction, African American materials, or books in languages other than English? This guide will tell you which libraries have which types of books you are looking for.
- Books, Movies and Music
- Check the catalog for listings of the most popular books and authors, as well as biographies, new books, large print, videos, and DVDs.
