West Bend Community Memorial Library

Adult Programs [Calendar of Events]

Stitching Classes with Carol Alexander Are you looking for some fun craft projects for spring? Sign up for an afternoon or evening class!   Easter Penny Rug Stitching Classes Wednesday, March 2, 2011 1:30 pm and 6:00 pm $14 cost for materials Russian Punch Needle Embroidery Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:30 pm and 6:00 pm $24 cost for materials (includes tool)   Please call Susan at 335-5151 x5258 or email srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org for more information.
Nature's Ways: Experiencing the Sacred in the Natural World Philip Chard is a columnist, author, therapist, and nature photographer whose weekly columns appear in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Visit his website at: http://www.philipchard.com Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:30-8 pm Story Hour Room   Please call Susan at 335-5151 x5258 or email srobbins@west-bendlibrary.org for more information.
ReAdventurer's Book Club Have you always wanted to be in a book club and discuss fascinating literature? Now's your chance! Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:30-8 pm Child 44 by Rob Smith   Please call Sara at 335-5151 x5259 or email sdavister@west-bendlibrary.org for more information.
Want a night "out" at the library with the girls? Try the Chicks Picks Book Club BI Room Monday, April 11, 2011 6:30-8 pm The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Monday, May 9, 2011 6:30-9 pm Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly 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 March 21, 2011