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Revised
August 2012 2012
Summer Read Reviews!
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here to read the Adult Book Reviews -- Click
here to read the Teen Book Reviews
E
Media Library! Our new
downloadable audio/e-book service...
Download
best-selling digital audio/e-books 24/7 to your PC
at home, in the office, or from anywhere in the
world. You can transfer titles to your portable
device and many can be burned to CD to listen on
the go.
The
eMediaLibrary, powered by OverDrive, offers a
new look to the former ListenIllinois website,
but the same, friendly user experience.
Readers Advisory Services include:
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Maintaining an excellent collection of classic and
popular fiction
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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
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A Home Bound Delivery Service for those patrons
physically unable to visit the library
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Monthly book discussion groups
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Book display areas with a variety of selections
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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:
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Reside in the Lisle Library District
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Own (or acquire) a valid Lisle Library card
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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
Click
here to go to our online blog/forum - Join the
conversation!
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!

Questions?
Contact Patti Ruocco: 630-971-1675,
x1503
or
Email: ruoccop@lislelibrary.org
2012/2013
SF/F Exploration Group:
Click
here to go to our online blog/forum - Join the
conversation!
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:
Click
here to go to our online blog/forum - Join the
conversation!
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
Click
here to go to our online blog/forum - Join the
conversation!
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:
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!!!
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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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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!
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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 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!
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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.
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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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Lisle, Illinois. All Rights Reserved.
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