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Readers Advisory Services include:
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- Maintaining an excellent collection of classic and
popular fiction
- A public service desk located in the Fiction area staffed
by persons interested in helping patrons to select the "right" book for the
current mood
- A Home Bound Delivery Service for those patrons
physically unable to visit the library
- Monthly book discussion groups
- Book display areas with a variety of selections
- Diverse literary, cultural, and educational programs
offered to the public free of charge
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NoveList -- Your guide to Fiction -- Besides
locating books to read, users can learn more about books and
authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and
BookTalks. These features have been developed specifically with
NoveList users in mind, offering support for librarians, teachers,
and individual readers -- Just
click on the icon! (For information on remote access Click
Here).
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 Home
Delivery Outreach Service
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Those wanting Home
Delivery Service must:.
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To request service, call
the Readers Advisory desk and ask for Linda Anderanin at (630)
971-1675 or email Linda
Anderanin
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Delivery Schedule:
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up by volunteers every other Wednesday. |
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Book
Groups
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All
groups begin at 7:00pm
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 2010/2011
Fixed on Fiction Book Discussion
Group (click
this header to go to our Online
Discussion Group.)
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June
3, 2010
Little
Bee
by Chris Cleave
July
1, 2010
The
Elegance of the Hedgehog
by
Muriel Barbery
August
5, 2010
Mr.
Pip by
Lloyd Jones
September
2, 2010
The
Writing on My Forehead
by Nafisi Haji
October
7, 2010
Of
Human Bondage by
W. Somerset Maugham
November
4, 2010
Hotel
on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by
Jamie Ford
December
2, 2010
I'm
a Stranger Here Myself
by Bill Bryson
January
6, 2011
A
Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick
February
3, 2011
I
Am the Messenger
by Markus Zusak
March
3, 2011
Sag
Harbor
by Colson Whitehead
April
7, 2011
Wolf
Hall
by Hilary Mantel
May
5, 2011
Sarah's
Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
Call
Nancy @ 630.971.1675 for details or email:
nancyc@lislelibrary.org
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--
the
Mystery Book
Discussion Group: 2010/2011 (click this header to go to
our Online Discussion Group.)
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Click
on the new Mystery Tracker logo to get Murder
Among Friends' form to share good
reads!
May 20th - Edwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller
June 17th - In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
The
MAF group meets in August to select the
books that we'll be reading from
September 2010 - June 2011! Please
attend the selection meeting and help us
plan our next year!
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Questions?
Contact Patti Ruocco: 630-971-1675, x1508
or
Email: ruoccop@lislelibrary.org
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2010/2011
SF/F Exploration
Group: (click
this header to go to our Online
Discussion Group.)
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4/21/2010: The
Accidental Time Machine by Joe
Haldeman
5/26/2010: The
Cyberiad by Stanislav Lem**
6/30/2010:
A Hero Born by Michael
Stackpole* July
and August: No meetings scheduled
9/22/2010
Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry
Niven & Jerry Pournelle
10/27/2010
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana
Wynne Jones
11/17/2010
Singularity Sky by Charles
Stross
12/22/2010
(planning meeting)
1/19/2011
And Another Thing… by Eoin
Colfer
2/23/2011
Drawing of the Dark by Tim
Powers
3/23/2011
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
4/27/2011
Devlin’s Luck by Patricia
Bray
5/25/2011
Empress of Mars by Kage Baker
6/29/2011
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
by Neil Gaiman
(graphic novel)
7/28/2011
Tales from the White Hart by
Arthur C. Clarke
(short stories)
**See Jen
Ohzourk for details
Call
Jen @ 630.971.1675
ext. 1506 with questions or email: ohzourkj@lislelibrary.org
2010/2011
Just the Facts, Nonfiction Book Group:
(click
this header to go to our Online
Discussion Group.)
June
16, 2010
Honeymoon in Tehran by Azadeh
Moaveni
July
21, 2010
Coop by Michael Perry
August
25, 2010
Strength in What Remains by Tracy
Kidder
September
15, 2010
The Good Good Pig: the
extraordinary life of Christopher
Hogwood by Sy Montgomery
October
20, 2010
The Poisoner’s Handbook: murder
and the birth of forensic medicine in
Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
November
10, 2010
Louisa May Alcott: the woman
behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen
December
15, 2010
Honeybee: lessons from an
accidental beekeeper by C. Marina
Marchese
January
12, 2011
Searching for Whitopia: an
improbable journey to the heart of white
America by Rich Benjamin
February
16, 2011 Invisible:
a memoir by Hughes De Montalembert
March
16, 2011
The Girls of Room 28: friendship,
hope and survival in Theresienstadt by
Hannelore Brenner
April
13, 2011
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May
18, 2011
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June
22, 2011
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*no
book selected yet
Call
Jen @ 630.971.1675
ext. 1506 with questions or email: ohzourkj@lislelibrary.org
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RA
Links
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Mainstream Fiction:
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Mystery:
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Science
Fiction/Fantasy
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Historical Fiction:
Horror:
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Westerns:
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Romance:
Gay Literature:
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Inspirational:
Adventure/Thriller:
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Large Print: Please
take the time to visit our Large Print aisle at Lisle
Library, located next to the "New Books" near the
Readers Advisory desk. The aisle is divided into 2 categories: Mainstream
Fiction and Mystery. Large Print non-fiction is distributed among
the collection. You can ask a Reader's Advisor for a browsing list
of Large Print non-fiction books in Dewey Decimal order.
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Online
Discussion Groups: JOIN
US!
The facilitators of
Lisle Library's book/film groups have created 5 unique online
discussion forums -- each tailored to the groups that meet here at
the library. Please click on title link and join us virtually.
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Just
the Facts Book Group: Affiliated with Lisle Library's
nonfiction book group, this is a forum for discussions, and
also has info on events/authors of interest.
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Lisle
SF/F Book Group: Welcome to a place to discuss Science
Fiction/Fantasy book group selections, what we're reading,
ourselves, and keep up with upcoming events, author info, and
more!
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Fixed
On Fiction: Meets
the second Thursday of every month at the Lisle Library
District to share our thoughts on the latest books we read.
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Murder
Among Friends Book Group: Pull up your virtual
armchair & talk about group book selections, authors,
events, & all things of a mysterious nature we can come up
with!
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Just
Between Frames Film Group: This adult services film
club shows classic, cult, and current movies picked by
members. Attendees must be 17 years or older.
All postings are
public, thus viewable by the entire Web community. We encourage
the personal expression of opinions, but ask that anyone posting
please be respectful of the opinions of others. Content is
moderated by the Lisle Library District. We reserve the right to
remove any objectionable content posted at any time, without
warning.
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Award
Winning Books 
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Nobel Prize
Winners for Literature
The
Booker Prize
Pen/Faulkner Award
Winners
Pulitzer
Prize Winners
National Book Award
Orange
Prize -- The UK's largest literary prize for Fiction written
by women.
Agatha
Awards -- Mystery
Edgar Allan
Poe Award Winners -- Mystery
Nebula Awards -- Science
Fiction/Fantasy
Hugo Awards -- Science
Fiction
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For
More Information, contact the Reader's
Advisory Help Desk @ (630) 971-1675
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