Books & Reading

Please notice the links on the left side of this page.

Staff Suggestions will direct you to many lists which will give you great ideas. New Lists are added often - find your next "favorite book" on one of our lists!

Bestsellers links to many lists, both national and international.

Award Winners links to the latest prize-winning fiction and non-fiction titles.

Book Clubs links to a variety of information about starting, joining or running a book club: reading suggestions, reading guides and resources for finding a local book club.

These interactive lists allow you to place a Request/Hold on a library-owned title and be notified when it is available for pickup.



2008 Winners

Children’s Literature:
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

General Nonfiction:
The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot by Charles Baxter

Genre Fiction:
Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger

Memoir & Creative Nonfiction:
The Florist’s Daughter by Patricia Hampl

Minnesota:
Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota by Doug Hoverson

Novel & Short Story:
The Last Communist Virgin by Wang Ping

Poetry:
Willow Room, Green Door by Deborah Keenan

Young Adult Literature:
Defect by Will Weaver

The Readers’ Choice Award:
Farmer Cap by Jill Kalz