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Find resources to help you (or your child) choose a book, learn about an author, or find a book program at the library.
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Reading Programs

Upcoming library programs for book lovers of all ages.


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The Writers Block

This is a weekly reading series from KQED, Northern California's public radio and television station, featuring stories, essays and poetry by all kinds of writers.


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Books in the News

Book reviews, interviews with authors, and NPR Book Tour, a weekly audio feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their work.


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Databases

You will need a library card to access these terrific resources.  Don't have one?  You can apply online now for an e-card and start using these resources today!

  • Literature Resource Center  
      
    Includes full-text journal articles from over 200 literary journals, 38,000 critical essays, and 4,000 work overviews, plot summaries and explications. Bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
  • Books & Authors  
      
    Explore the latest genre fiction, essential non-fiction and the authors behind the titles. Browse these and other works, using tools that make finding them and remembering them easy.
  • California Libraries Catalog/OCLC WorldCat  
      
    The California Libraries Catalog is a unique database that shows the holdings of books, videos, audio, maps, and other materials held by libraries in California. WorldCat shows the holding of many libraries throughout the world.

Booksellers

  • ABAA booknet  
      
    The mission of the ABAA is to promote ethical standards and professionalism in the antiquarian book trade. Through this site you can search for and purchase antiquarian materials from an ABAA approved dealer.
  • BookFinder.com  
      
    BookFinder.com is a one-stop ecommerce search engine that searches over 150 million books for sale—new, used, rare, out-of-print, and textbooks. It searches every major catalog online, and lets you know which booksellers are offering the best prices.
  • Northern California Independent Booksellers Association  
      
    The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA) is a trade organization dedicated to supporting, nurturing and promoting independent retail bookselling in California.
 

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