Arlington Reads

Check out these great resources offered by Arlington Public Library:

1. Story Time
Story time at the library is starting up again! The program, which is geared for preschoolers, begins Sept. 13th. It's free and requires no registration. Go here for more details.

2. Book Recommendations
If you have an account with the library you can access NoveList for book recommendations based on books or genres you like. Go here to try it.

3. Book Sale
The Central Library holds a book sale at the end of September and the beginning of October. Books sell for dirt cheap and proceeds benefit the library. Go here to find out more.

Upcoming Reads

Look what we have to look forward to!

September: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
October: The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent; Dracula by Bram Stoker
November: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi; The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
December: TBA (Michelle's picking a Christmas read for us!)
January: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
February: Listening is an Act of Love by Dave Isay; Possession by AS Byatt
March: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah; Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Thanks for all of your input, both through voting and at meetings. Good luck with Brothers Karamazov this month!

Voting Results

In case you're curious, here are the books that received the most votes as we've been selecting upcoming reads:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Listening is an Act of Love by Dave Isay

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Possession by AS Byatt

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

Women of the Covenant: The Story of the Relief Society by Janeth Russell Cannon

May we suggest...

We have a lot of recommended books from well-read sources on this blog, but there is no accounting for taste. If you're looking for something tailored to your likes, this article from Lifehacker lists five websites you can try.

Here are their top 5 picks for personalized book recommendations:

• Shelfari

• LibraryThing

• Amazon (perhaps you've heard of it)

• Goodreads

• GetGlue