ONLINE RESOURCES FOR ALL AGES
Find your next great read—figure out what that book “with the red cover” you read in eighth grade was—read or write book reviews—join a book club—it’s all easy with the resources below!
HELPFUL DATABASES
eBook Collection
Search, browse, and read the complete text of thousands of ebooks.
Nonfiction – Elementary
Designed for elementary school students and contains comprehensive abstracts and searchable full text for popular nonfiction books. The database includes full-text entries on core subject areas, including careers, health, technology, science, history, civics and more.
Nonfiction – High School
Designed for high school students and contains comprehensive abstracts and searchable full text for popular nonfiction books. The database includes full-text entries on core subject areas, including careers, health, technology, science, history, civics and more.
Nonfiction – Middle School
Designed for middle school students and contains comprehensive abstracts and searchable full text for popular nonfiction books. The database includes full-text entries on core subject areas, including careers, health, technology, science, history, civics and more.
Novelist Plus
Not sure what the next book in the series is? Looking for more like a book you loved? Search thousands of titles, and retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, discussion guides, and more.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
Rich collection of classic and contemporary poems and short stories, critical analyses, biographies, and audio recordings. Click here to learn more about the Poetry & Short Story Reference Center.
WorldCat
Connect to the collections of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. See what books from around the nation you can have sent to your library with our Interlibrary Loan Program!
YOUNG ADULT/TEENS/CHILDREN
YALSA’s Book Finder
Search 4,000+ books, audiobooks, and films from YALSA’s book awards and book lists. YALSA is the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Search YALSA Book Finder or Download the App
The awards are given annually, usually as an event at the Oklahoma Library Association’s Annual Conference.
Donna Norvell Oklahoma Book Award
This Award honors a book that has made a significant contribution to the field of literature for children through third grade.
BOOK CLUBS
Book Clubs
These libraries host or co-sponsor a variety of book clubs for adults. New participants are always welcome. Come join the conversation!
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Book Club
Third Thursday of the month at 2:00pm (Sept. – May)
Books Sandwiched In
Second Wednesday of the month (Sept.- Apr.)
Lunch is served at 11:30am,
review begins at 12:00pm
Grove Public Library
Afterthoughts Book Club
Fourth Wednesday of the month at 2:00pm
Writers’ Group
Fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm
Delaware County Library
Books & Buffet
Third Wednesday of the month at 12:00pm
Tahlequah Public Library
No Page Unturned
Second Friday of the month at 10:00am
Between the Covers
Third Monday of the month at 6:30pm
Mixed Minds
First and Third Wednesdays of the month at 6:00pm
Muskogee Public Library
Third Thursday Book Discussion
Third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm (Sept. – Apr.)
Once Upon a Book Discussion
Second Thursday of the month at 7:00pm (Sept. – Apr.)
Eufaula Memorial Library
Pageturners
Third Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm
Evening Book Club
Third Monday of the month at 6:30pm
USEFUL WEBSITES
Book Reviews
Reading Social Networks
Best Seller Lists
Amazon Best Sellers
New York Times
USA Today
Publisher’s Weekly
General Resources
Fantastic Fiction
Genre Blender
What’s Next Series Database
Whichbook
