All Booked Up is our monthly newsletter for readers just like you! Each issue includes pre-publication highlights, a spotlight on a particular medium or genre, staff picks, reading challenge suggestions and more. Feel free to browse through our past issues here.
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Afternoon Book Club
Afternoon Book Club meets on the second Thursday of the month from 2 to 3 pm in person and on Zoom – its a hybrid book club. If you are interested in the current title, please call the Reference Desk at 860-285-1918. If you are interested in attending, please register through Library Calendar.
Sustainability Book Club
Sustainability Book Club meets in the evening about every other month and reads books that are environmentally focused. If you are interested in the current title, please call the Reference Desk at 860-285-1918. If you are interested in attending, please register through Library Calendar.
Books for Thought Book Club
The Books for Thought Book Club meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 AM at the Wilson Branch. Facilitated by Windsor resident and book lover Juanita, this book club highlights mysteries, thrillers, romance and more by or about BIPOC without the trauma tropes.If you are interested in the current title, please call the Wilson Branch at 860-247-8960 If you are interested in attending, please register through Library Calendar.
Book Club Services
If your book club knows what they want to read, we can help. Just contact our Book Club Coordinator, Danielle Tapper and she will get you set up! Consider using one of our book club kits – these include ten copies of great titles and are available to check out for six weeks.
Your Next Great Read
Looking for a recommendation? Look no further! Tell us a bit about yourself and we’ll be happy to send you Your Next Great Read!
Request an Item
Is there a specific item you’re looking for but cannot find? Let us know! Fill out this form with as much information as you have, like title, author, format, etc. and we will do our best to find your item!
More great stuff…
A social media for readers, Goodreads is the world’s largest site for book recommendations. Readers can add books to virtual shelves that they want to read as well as post reviews and ratings for books they have already read. Add friends and share what you are reading with them, enter giveaways for free books, play trivia, and more.
NoveList Plus is available through the Library that offers reading recommendations and read-alikes as well as listen-alikes for audiobooks. You can find series information, reviews, lists, and book award information.
NetGalley distributes digital uncorrected proofs of novels to users in order to generate reviews pre-publication. These are typically granted to “professional readers” such as bloggers, book reviewers, booksellers, educators, journalists, and librarians.