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 Tuesday
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 Wednesday 
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 Thursday  2 - 9
 Friday
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 Saturday*  10 - 5
 Sunday   closed
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Social Networking







Book Recommendations

Looking for a book to read?  Here are some sites we like for recommendations on what to read next.

 

General Book Lists
 
Minuteman Library Network Booklists
This site compiles a number of book awards including the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, and the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Minuteman Top Requests List
Here are the 50 most popular books in the Minuteman system.

BookPage
Where to discover "your next great book." Pick up a copy of BookPage's monthly newsletter at the library or subscribe to their e-mail newsletter.

The Boston Globe Bestsellers List
Local bestsellers in fiction and non-fiction, hardcover and paperback. (Requires user name and password.)

The New York Times Bestsellers List
Lists of print and e-books in fiction, non-fiction, advice, politics, business, graphic and children's categories.

NPR Best Books of 2011
Broken into many different categories, these are the selections from National Public Radio critics. Each critic's list is presented separately. Click on the article names to read each critics' comments about the books.

Publisher's Weekly Best of 2011
Best books from Publisher's Weekly magazine. Separated into top 10 lists by genre.


Databases

A reader's advisory resource assisting you find new books to read. Contains best book lists, author read-alikes, book reviews, author profiles, book discussion guides, and more.

Books and Authors
Keep track of your reading lists, read and write reviews, and explore new books by genre. Also contains author biographies.

Contemporary Literary Criticism
Critical essays on contemporary authors. Each entry has a bio, principle works, and sources for further study.