Sometimes it is hard to figure out what to read next. As librarians we are asked all the time which books we would recommend or if we have a reader’s advisory tool. We have recently added a new reference resource called SelectReads.
You can find it by visiting our website, www.derbylibrary.com, and selecting Databases and clicking on SelectReads.
SelectReads is an affiliated website that offers book recommendations, email newsletters and links to our catalog. There are tabs on the top of the page that are helpful tools to easily navigate and find items.
By signing up for monthly newsletters you will receive a variety of titles from different genres or formats. These are randomly generated using items from our collection. 
If you want to see what your local librarians like to read or books that they recommend check out their Book Lists. We are always adding our new favorite titles. What is Dawn reading? Does Cecile have any new recommendations? Take a look!
Did you enjoy the latest Bram Stoker Award winner? If so you can find a list of the other winners that our library owns. Many of the prestigious book awards are listed along with the titles 
that are in our collection. Even book awards such as Library Reads which is a monthly award that is voted on and selected by librarians around the country.
Under the “My SelectReads” tab, you can choose your favorite genres (the search function is a little quirky, so try general searches to get more specific options, weird, but it works) and get a weekly newsletter delivered right to your inbox featuring titles you might be interested in.
Or if you are just interested in seeing what is new to our catalog check out the New Titles tab. You can see a random list of new books or you can view them all! We are constantly adding new items to our library so make sure you check back often to see what is here. Or, if you prefer, you can sign up right on that page to receive new book alerts once a month.
But if you are like me you have favorite authors who you always read and are dying to read the next book as soon as it is released. One of my favorite tools is getting notifications about new releases for certain authors. By tracking 
an author you can see their latest books and get suggestions of other authors that are similar. 
There is so much that this site can do that it is hard to cover everything. We are in the stages of updating and tweaking the ebook section of the site to get it to link to the Sunflower eLibrary. Please take a look and sign up for a few newsletters. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Being able to work around books is a dream! I read anything but my favorite genres are historical fiction and YA. Give me anything set in Tudor England or teenage fantasy novel and I am set.
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