- Audiobooks
- OverDrive audiobooks are available from the LION catalog. Just look for the "downloadable audio books" link.
- You can also listen to the
audiobooks provided by the State Library. You will need your library card. Click to find out more.
- Book Clubs
Do you belong to a book club?
The Scranton Library can provide books for each member of your group each month.
The Library needs to have a list of the titles you will be reading. If you give us the titles several months in advance, the Library staff will have them ready for you in time for your book discussion group meeting. (Brand new "hot" titles may not be possible to obtain.)
The Library also needs a list of your book club members. A copy of each book will be requested for each member. Members will be called or receive an email individually when their copies arrive.
For more information, call 203-245-7365 and ask for Clara, or email her: flathc@madisonct.org.
Library Book Club
Are you new to Madison or are you looking for a book discussion group? The Library is offering book groups for people interested in joining a book club. There are currently two groups - one meets the fourth Monday of the month in the evening and the other one meets the fourth Tuesday of the month in the afternoon. Both of these groups meet at the Library.Clara Flath, the Library's Interlibrary Loan Librarian, will get the books for this group. If you want to sign up or have questions, please call Clara at 245-7365, extension 29 or email her at flathc@madisonct.org. You can also sign up at the Library, 801 Boston Post Rd., Madison.
Use these databases to help you select books, learn about authors, or find reviews and scholarly articles about books you are reading for your club. You will need to type in your library barcode to gain access to most resources. Feel free to contact the reference department for help with your search:
203-245-7365; scrantonlibrary@madisonct.org or other methods.
A comprehensive literature database that offers full text analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in literature. Content comes from literary journals, books, literary encyclopedias and other reference works. You can also browse a list of full text literary works (novels, essays, poems and short stories).
A database of fiction and nonfiction books, NoveList Plus provides reviews, annotations, and more for thousands of titles. The database also includes book discussion guides, reading suggestions and annotated book lists.
This selection of newsletter emails highlight new titles in various genres at all reading levels, and include award winners and popular books. Newsletters are linked to the Scranton Library Online Catalog to help you check title availability or put a hold on an item. Sign up for newsletters.
Indexes thousands of periodical articles from all subjects, including book reviews and literary criticism.iCONN Newspapers
(Christian Science Monitor; Hartford Courant; London Times; New York Times)What Do I Read Next?
An one-stop source for expert recommendations on classic, mainstream or genre fiction and nonfiction titles covering a wide range of subjects for all age levels. Search by title, author, subject, keyword, time period, geographic location, character and reading level.
Author Info
This database of over 435,000 biographies includes author profiles.
Authors A-Z is a directory of authors and illustrators.
- Book Lovers: Websites for You!
- Arts & Letters Daily: A Service of the Chronicle of Higher Education - Literary tidbits.
- Author Yellow Pages: The Online Author Directory - Search for author websites.
- Barnes & Noble Review - The venerable bookseller's own review page.
- Best of Legends - Read up on Robin Hood, King Arthur, Beowulf and more.
- Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides
- BookCrossing - Find out how to set your books free and share them with the world.
- Bookfinder - Search several bookstores at once (for new, used and out-of-print), then connect to individual booksellers.
- BookPage - The online version of the popular book review publication available at your library.
- Bookreporter.com - "Where readers and writers click."
- BookSpot - What to read and much more.
- BookTour.com - Author appearances, etc.
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature - The full text available through bartleby.com.
- Complete Review - Links to Literary Weblogs.
- DearReader.com - Join book clubs and more.
- Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the web - A page dedicated to books and reading.
- Fantastic Fiction: Bibliographies for over 10,000 authors; info on over 200,000 books
- Fiction_L Booklists - From the Morton Grove (Ill.) Public Library's famous Webrary.
- Genrefluent - "The World of Genre Fiction from the author of Genreflecting."
- Goodreads - A social networking site for readers to share their favorite books with others.
- Guys Read - "Books that speak to guys."
- Historical Fiction Network - Authors and books in historical fiction.
- IndieBound - "A family of independent-bookseller websites."
- Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism - Information on books and authors through the centuries.
- LibraryThing - Catalog your books online.
- Literary Gothic - "Over a decade of helping the web get haunted."
- Luminarium - An anthology of Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century and Restoration literature.
- Modern Library 100 Best - Lists of Classics (both fiction and non-fiction).
- Mystery Reader - "The very latest news and views of mystery novels."
- Novel Guide - Free study guides for modern and classic fiction.
- Overbooked - Information about new and notable fiction and nonfiction.
- Paris Review: The Interviews - An A-to-Z index of author interviews from the 1950s to the present.
- R.J. Julia Booksellers - All the news about the latest literary news makers.
- Random House, Inc. - Link to newsletters and sign up for alerts.
- Random House Publishing: Book Group Corner - Reader's Companions for various titles.
- Random House Reader's Circle - "The perfect books for your book club."
- Reader's Club - A website that serves as book club, with reader commentary.
- Reading Group Choices - Resources for book club aficionados. Includes suggested discussion questions.
- Reading Group Guides - "The Online Community for Reading Groups."
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - Includes a link to Nebula Award winners.
- SparkNotes - This site emphasizes important themes and includes study questions and essay topics.
- Stop, You're Killing Me! - "A web site to die for...if you love mysteries."
- Whichbook - Customize your search for a book to read by telling Whichbook your preferred themes.
- Who Reads What: Celebrity Name Index - Find out what celebrities read!