West Bend Community Memorial Library

Adult Programs [Calendar of Events]

ReAdventurer's Book Club Have you always wanted to be in a book club and discuss fascinating literature? Now's your chance! Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:30-8 pm Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain   Please call Sara at 335-5151 x5259 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org for more information.
Historical Stitching Classes with Carol Alexander  Wednesday, September 22, 2010 1:30 and 6:00 pm BI Room Halloween/Fall Project Wednesday, October 20, 2010 1:30 and 6:00 pm BI Room Christmas Project Please call Susan at 262-335-5151 x5258 or email srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org to register for this program.
	"What If" Stories with a Twist of Grace Writing Workshop Saturday September 25th, 2010 10am-12pm
Want a night "out" at the library with the girls? Try the Chicks Picks Book Club BI Room Monday, September 13, 2010 6:30-8 pm Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery http://murielbarbery.com/ Monday, October 11, 2010 6:30-8 pm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Monday, November 8, 2010 6:30-8 pm Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Please call Sara at 335-5151 x5259 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org for more information.

• Library Outreach Services
• Washington County Writer's Club

Adult Booklists (work in progress, please be patient with us)

• Amazon.com's Best of 2008
• Amazon.com's Best of 2007
• New York Times Best Seller Lists (for complete lists, NY Times offers free membership registration)
• What's Next Database (provided by the Kent District Library)
• Library Booklists - a website of compiled booklists from other libraries based on subjects and categories. Everything under the sun, if you're looking for something to read.

• Based on the Book (movies) - provided by Mid-Continent Public Library
• Christian Fiction - novels with a Christian perspective or theme (updated 10.24.08)
• Contemporary Romance
• Cozy Mysteries
• Fairy Tales - classic stories of childhood with an adult twist (updated 10.27.08)
• Family Sagas
• Forensics in Fiction
• Gentle Reads - a sampling of soft stories (updated 10.27.08)
• Hard Boiled Ladies
• Horror - spine tingling shudders (updated 10.20.08)
• Historical Fiction - ages of past (updated 11.05.08)
• Humor
• If you like... Lists
• Inspirational/Religious Fiction
• Legal Fiction - intelligent and suspenseful legal thrillers (updated 09.05.08)
• Medical Thrillers
• Multicultural and Diverse Fiction
• Mystery/Detection/Suspense
• Political Fiction - Strange Bedfellows: A Vote for Political Novels (updated 09.05.08)
• Psychological Thrillers
• Sports Fiction
• Thrillers
• Travel Fiction

What to Read?

• BookBrowse - Carefully selects from the most interesting current books and provides you with multiple book reviews and a substantial excerpt of each. Includes reading guides and author interviews.
• Meet the Writers - Barnes and Noble supplies information such as author interviews, suggested reading, and bibliographies.
• Yahoo! Authors - Assists you in finding authors by categories, includes fan sites as well as official author sites.
• Mostly Fiction - Reviews of at least a dozen newly published books per month
• BookSlut - Reviews of uncommon titles.  Includes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. 
• Book Reporter - Nicely designed site, features reviews of newer titles.  Reviewer bios.
• BookSpot - Links to the book sections of 13 major metropolitan newspapers, 9 notable magazines, and 6 book review websites.
• If you like... - Hennepin County Library database to search booklists by author name or theme/genre.
• What's Next? - A searchable database of novels in a series by Kent District Library in Michigan.
• Reader's Club - Over 2000 staff reviews in their database from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County in North Carolina.  Includes celebrity reviews.
• Reader's Services - A powerhouse of web links for book-related information by Morton Grove Public Library in Illinois.  A great site for booklovers and Literary awards.
• Reading Resources - Skokie Public Library in Illinois.  Standout feature: Librarian reviews.
• Dorthy-L - A discussion and idea listserv for the lovers of the mystery genre.

Contact Susan Robbins for questions regarding programs
srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org
(262) 335-5151 x5258
Updated August 25, 2010