Find your next great read
For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: Awards and Honors, Part One
For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: Awards and Honors, Part One Created by Laura Frantz, collection development librarian The 2021 Youth Media Awards were announced yesterday. These are the top picks in children’s and teen ... read more about For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: Awards and Honors, Part One
“A Walk Around the Block” by Spike Carlsen
“A Walk Around the Block” by Spike Carlsen Review by Seana Zimmer, adult services library assistant at the Hillsborough branch Many of us have discovered our neighborhoods during this pandemic, walking and wandering our ... read more about “A Walk Around the Block” by Spike Carlsen
January Debut Novels You Don’t Want to Miss
January Debut Novels You Don’t Want to Miss Borrowed by Yvonne Selander, collection development librarian The librarians over at Ingram (one of SCLSNJ‘s print materials vendors) do such a great job curating lists of ... read more about January Debut Novels You Don’t Want to Miss
From Book to Screen
From Book to Screen Borrowed by Laura Frantz, collection development librarian “BookBub” is touting the “best book-to-screen adaptations coming out this year.” Here are the titles in order of release date: “The Dig” by ... read more about From Book to Screen
Remembering Hank Aaron
Remembering Hank Aaron Created by Laura Frantz, collection development librarian We pay tribute to baseball legend and civil rights icon Hank Aaron. He will always be remembered as the home run king and for ... read more about Remembering Hank Aaron
“Ghosts of Harvard” by Francesca Serritella
“Ghosts of Harvard” by Francesca Serritella Review by Jennifer McClear, library technician at Peapack-Gladstone branch Do you believe in spirits? Or do you call them ghosts? Are they friendly like Casper or are they ... read more about “Ghosts of Harvard” by Francesca Serritella
Here are some helpful links for finding your next great read. Next time you’re in the library stop by the Reference Desk and talk to our expert staff about what you like (and don’t like!) to read. We’ll be able to offer up suggestions and send you home with books to read right away!
- Library Reads
- Books librarians across the country recommend and love.
- LibraryAware Newsletters
- Receive an email newsletter containing an annotated list of new books and suggested titles. Simply sign up for e-mail delivery of as many newsletters as you want…it’s FREE!
- Best Seller Lists
- New York Times
- Publisher’s Weekly
- Indiebound
- BookPage
- Book reviews and author interviews.
- This resource is also freely available in print at many of our branches but if you miss it, or misplace your copy, all the information is free online.
- NoveList
- Find a book to match your mood, browse lists, and find author and title read-alikes.
- What’s Next: Books in Series
- Really quick and simple way to search by author, series name, or the title of a book in a series to see what comes next or what you may have missed.