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Make the Most of Your Money With Morningstar Investment Research Center

By |May 18th, 2023|Categories: SCLSNJ Recommended Reads|

Make the Most of Your Money With Morningstar Investment Research Center Created by Linda Tripp, collection development librarian Financial wizards and novices alike can use their library card to connect with Morningstar Investment Research ... read more about Make the Most of Your Money With Morningstar Investment Research Center

Let Your Reading List Blossom: Garden State Book Award Winners

By |May 17th, 2023|Categories: SCLSNJ Recommended Reads|

Let Your Reading List Blossom: Garden State Book Award Winners Created by Jen Fitzgerald, Jenna Galley, and Emily Lail, youth services librarians Since 1977, the Garden State Children’s Book Awards (GSCBA) have bestowed honors ... read more about Let Your Reading List Blossom: Garden State Book Award Winners

For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: “Once Upon a Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner

By |May 16th, 2023|Categories: SCLSNJ Recommended Reads|

For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: “Once Upon a Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner Review by Laura Frantz, collection development librarian Alice longs for an escape from winter’s dreary weather and heavy clothing. ... read more about For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: “Once Upon a Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner

“Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings” by Angela Burke Kunkel; illustrated by Claire Keane

By |May 12th, 2023|Categories: SCLSNJ Recommended Reads|

“Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings” by Angela Burke Kunkel; illustrated by Claire Keane Review by John Mullarkey, youth services library assistant at the Hillsborough Library ... read more about “Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings” by Angela Burke Kunkel; illustrated by Claire Keane

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
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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.
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