West Bend Community Memorial Library

Adult Programs [Calendar of Events]

New Readaholics Book Club!!! Have you always wanted to be in a book club and discuss fascinating literature? Now's your chance! The new book club will meet Thursday evenings once a month at 6:30 PM. The next meeting will be Thursday, March 18, 2010. Please call Sara at 335-5151 x148 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org for more information.
Join us for a Saturday Movie Matinee! Julie and Julia Saturday, March 20, 2010 1-3 PM Story Hour Room Now is your chance to see the delightful movie that is based on the life of chef Julia Child and the book, Julie and Julia. Starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Please contact Susan Robbins by email at srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org or by phone at 262-335-5151, ext. 146 to register for this program.
Want a night "out" at the library with the girls? Try the Chicks Picks Book Club BI Room Monday, March 8, 2010 6:30-8 pm Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber For more info on the book, click here: http://www.michaelgruberbooks.com/shadow.html Monday, April 12, 2010 6:30-8 pm Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson For more info on the book, click here: http://writerlady.com/Speak/ Monday, May 10, 2010 6:30-8 pm Little Women by Louisa May Alcott   We apologize but this book group is currently closed to new members.  Please contact Sara for more information at 335-5151 x148 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org

• 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 x146
Updated February 23, 2010