Adult Booklists
A Very Short Introduction series
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects - from Public Health to Buddhist Ethics, Soft Matter to Classics, and Art History to Globalization. Each volume provides an authoritative and engaging assessment of a concept, field, or body of work, drawing out the central ideas, themes, and approaches.
Find a "Very Short Introduction" of interest to you here.
Have your library card handy.
College level learning from home
The Great Courses is a lecture series by award-winning experts and professors who are from respected institutions and are selected for their ability to teach. It's the best of university - interesting and comprehensive lectures on fascinating topics, but without all the annoying homework and stressful examinations. Click the CD (including eAudiobooks) or DVD box for available courses list. Place request for course of your choosing directly from the list.
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Find Great Courses in electronic format on Hoopla and Kanopy. To learn more about Hoopla, Kanopy and our other digital platforms.
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Click here for our elibrary page
We Recommend
Recommendations from your favorite publication online
Book Page (click to view online versions of the most recent and past issues)
Or use one of these best-of lists to find your next book.
click on the image below to view lists
Book Talks! for reading recommendations
Click on a graphic below to find recent BookTalks! member recommendations. You can request a book directly from the list.
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Join BooKTalks! Meet every other month - usually the 3rd Tuesday at 7 pm) to share book recommendations. Check out our online event calendar to find the next BookTalks! meeting
Get Book Talks! recommendations and meeting notices in your email inbox.
Book Talks 2024 Keyword Reading Challenge
Read a book that has one of the selected keywords in the title. Choose a book from the reading lists we provide each month or choose one of your own.
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This challenge was created in 2013 by Kim of @chapter_adventure and Tanya of Girlxoxo.com. Find more challenges at https://www.chapteradventure.com/
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We love this challenge because it's easy to find books to fulfill the monthly keyword requirement and we can create wonderfully eclectic booklists! You are sure to read out of your comfort zone if you conquer this task each month
Get started with our librarian-curated list of books where you'll find both nonfiction and novels as well as new bestsellers and older well-reviewed books.
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January: secret, heaven, true, house, come, only, know, winter
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February: heir, night, bride, down, women, hand, teach, guest
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March: story, hunt, plot, city, you, cry, another, paint
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April: darling, funny, familiar, somewhere, list, meet, never, word
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May: library, dark, drown, ex, iron, done, love, stranger
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June: ink, fragile, road, summer, breath, every, push, sorry
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July: mine, again, honey, paradise, still, club, train, legend
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August: school, cut, sky, fate, wing, belong, justice, way
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September: twice, world, man, quiet, sweet, hold, shallow, invisible
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October: vampire, here, mist, death, one, missing, bite, witch
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November: spice, life, hello, keep, truly, couple, joy, young
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December: snow, season, ice, merry, white, under, mistletoe, inn