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Readers Advisory
Readers Advisory at Lisle Library provides a staff who love to read, research, and recommend a wide variety of all types of literature and genre fiction.

Revised August 2012

2012 Summer Read Reviews!
Click here to read the Adult Book Reviews -- Click here to read the Teen Book Reviews

 
Online Discussion Groups Book Group Reading Lists! Home Delivery Outreach Service RA Links/Genre Categories
DearReader Book Previews NoveList Award Winning Books
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Readers Advisory Services include:

  • 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

  • Literary programs offered to the public free of charge

   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).


Home Delivery Outreach Service 

Those wanting Home Delivery Service must:

  • Reside in the Lisle Library District

  • Own (or acquire) a valid Lisle Library card

  • Be unable to get to the Library due to disability or situation which prevents visiting in person for an extended period of time

To request service, call the Readers Advisory desk and ask for Linda Anderanin at (630) 971-1675 or email Linda Anderanin

Delivery Schedule: Currently, books are delivered and picked up by volunteers every other Wednesday.


Book Groups

All evening groups begin at 7:00 pm
Our
daytime group begins at 11:00 am

2011/2012Fixed on Fiction Book Discussion Group 

Click here to go to our online blog/forum - Join the conversation!

June 14, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

July 12, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J Watson

August 9, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

September 13,  2012 @ 7:00p.m

Moonwalking with Einstein by Josh Foer

October 11, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

November 8, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

December 13, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

January 10, 2013 @ 7:00p.m.

Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain

February 14, 2013 @ 7:00p.m.

One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

March 14, 2013 @ 7:00p.m.

The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry

April 11, 2013 @ 7:00p.m.

2013 Big Read selection

May 10, 2013 @ 7:00p.m.

The Love of My Youth by Mary Gordon

Call Nancy @ 630.971.1675  for details or email: nancyc@lislelibrary.org


Murder Among Friends, Mystery Book Discussion 2012

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January 19th, 2012

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

February, 16th, 2012

A Kiss Gone Bad by Jeff Abbott

March 15th, 2012

Roseanna by Maj Sjowal and Per Wahloo

April 19th, 2012

The State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy

May 17th, 2012

A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 

June 21st, 2012

Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

July 2012

Summer Break! No meeting

August 8,  2012 

Planning Meeting -- Help pick out what we read in 2013 !

September 20th, 2012

The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert P. Parker 

October 18th, 2012

Running From the Devil by Jamie Freveletti

November 15th, 2012

The Skeleton Box by Bryan Gruley

December 6th, 2012

Skating Around the Law by Joelle Charbonneau

Click on the new Mystery Tracker logo to get Murder Among Friends' form to share good reads!

mystery tracker form
Questions? Contact Patti Ruocco: 630-971-1675, x1503 or Email: ruoccop@lislelibrary.org


2012/2013 SF/F Exploration Group:

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February 22, 2012
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

March 28, 2012
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

April 25, 2012
Except the Queen by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder

May 30, 2012                              
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
 
June 27, 2012
Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David

July 25, 2012
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

August 29, 2012
Diplomacy of Wolves by Holly Lisle

September 26, 2012
Redliners by David Drake

October 31, 2012
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

November 28, 2012
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

December 19, 2012
Smoketown by Tenea D. Johnson

January 30, 2013
PLANNING MEETING

February 27, 2013                                   
Reamde by Neal Stephenson

March 27, 2013
When She Woke by Hilary Jordan


April 24, 2013
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold           

May 29, 2013
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds

June 26, 2013
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

Call Jen @ 630.971.1675 ext. 1506 with questions or email: ohzourkj@lislelibrary.org


2012 Just the Facts, Nonfiction Book Group:

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November 9, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m.Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure by Matthew Algeo

December 21, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m. The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

January 28, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m. A Secret Gift by Ted Gup

February 15, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. Mennonite in a Little Black Dressby Rhoda Janzen

March 21, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.    Stiff by Mary Roach

April 18, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m.  Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

May 23, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m.  The Discovery of Jeanne Baret

June 20, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. Life on the Line by Grant Achatz

July 18, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m.  Have You Found Her by Janice Erlbaum

August 22, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

September 19, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

October 24, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

November 21, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel

December 12, 2012  @ 7:00 p.m. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

January 23, 2013 @ 7:00 p.m. Catherine the Great by Robert Massie

February 20, 2013 @ 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth and Hazel by David Margolick

March 20, 2013 @ 7:00 p.m. That Used to Be Us by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum

Call Jen @ 630.971.1675 ext. 1506 with questions or email: ohzourkj@lislelibrary.org


Booked for the Day, Daytime Book Group 2012

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July 2, 2012 @ 11:00 am - The Other West More: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore  

August 6, 2012 at 11:00 am 

Room by Emma Donoghue

September 10, 2012 at 11:00 am

Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

October 1, 2012 at 11:00 am

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

November 5, 2012 at 11:00 am

The Poisoner’s Handbook: Death and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

by Deborah Blum

December 3, 2012 at 11:00 am

Turn of the Screw by Henry James

January 7, 2013 at 11:00 am

The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey

February 4, 2013 at 11:00 am

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed

March 4, 2013 at 11:00 am

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

April 1, 2013 at 11:00 am

The Big Read Book: Yet to be announced

May 6, 2013 at 11:00 am

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

June 3, 2013 at 11:00 am

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

July 1, 2013 at 11:00 am

Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward

Call Alex @ 630.971.1675 with questions or email: skinnera@lislelibrary.org 


RA Links

Mainstream Fiction Adventure/Thrillers Mystery
Science Fiction/Fantasy Historical Fiction Horror
Romance Westerns Gay Literature
Inspirational Large Print

Mainstream Fiction:

Mystery:

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Historical Fiction:

Horror:

Westerns:

Romance:

Gay Literature:

Inspirational:

Adventure/Thriller:

Large Print:

Please take the time to visit our Large Print aisle at Lisle Library.  


Online Discussion Groups:   JOIN US!
The facilitators of Lisle Library's book/film groups have created 6 unique online discussion forums -- each tailored to the groups that meet here at the library.  Please click on title link and join us virtually.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW BLOGS/FORUMS!!!

  • 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.

  • SF/F Exploration 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!

  • 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.

  • Murder Among Friends Mystery 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!

  • 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.

  • Booked for the Day, Daytime Book Group: We read, discuss both fiction and nonfiction...join us for an ever-diverse forum!

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.


     Award Winning Books 

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


For More Information, contact the Reader's Advisory Help Desk @ (630) 971-1675 

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