West Bend Community Memorial Library

Adult Programs [Calendar of Events]

• Library Outreach Services
• Washington County Writer's Club
• Book Club

	Want a night "out" at the Library with the girls? Try the Chicks Picks Book Club West Bend Library Story Hour Room Monday, May 12th, 2008 6:30-8:00pm The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Monday, June 9th, 2008 6:30-8:00pm P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahren Everyone is Welcome to Join in these Book Discussions. Call Sara at 335-5151 x148 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org
		Herbal Spring Housecleaning for the Body Get Ready for Summer & Make Everything Work Perfectly with master herbalist Phyllis Heitkamp Saturday May 10, 2008 10:00am - Noon Taste licorice root, dandelion and burdock! All are Welcome Call Susan at 335-5151 x146 or email srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org
		Digital Television Transition Are You Ready? Wednesday May 21, 2008 6:30pm All are Welcome Call Susan at 335-5151 x146 or email srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org
		Stay Tuned for... A READING INFESTATION West Bend Library's Adult Summer Reading Program June 16th - August 2nd Call Sara at 335-5151 x148 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org with any questions.

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

• 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)

• Based on the Book (movies) - provided by Mid-Continent Public Library
• Christian Fiction - novels with a Christian perspective or theme
• Contemporary Romance
• Fairy Tales - classic stories of childhood with an adult twist
• Family Sagas
• Gentle Reads - a sampling of soft stories
• Horror - spine tingling shudders
• Historical Fiction - ages of past
• Humor
• If you like... Lists
• Inspirational/Religious Fiction
• Legal Fiction - intelligent and suspenseful legal thrillers
• Multicultural and Diverse Fiction
• Mystery/Detection/Suspense
• Political Fiction - Strange Bedfellows: A Vote for Political Novels
• 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 x146
Updated May 09, 2008