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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.
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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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 2008/2009 RA Book Discussion
Group (click
this header to go to our Online
Discussion Group.)
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July 9, 2009
The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner
August 13,
2009
Persuassion, by Jane Austen
September 10,
2009
Pontoon: A Lake Wobegon Novel, by
Garrison Keillor
October 8,
2009
On Hundred Years of Solitude, by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
November 12,
2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by
Stieg Larsson
December 10,
2009
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie
Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer
January 14,
2010
Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates
February 11,
2010
A Case of Exploding Mangoes, by
Mohammed Hanif
March 11,
2010
A Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby
April 8, 2010
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David
Wroblewski
May 13, 2010
The Domino Men, by Jonathan Barnes
Call
Nancy @ 630.971.1675 for details or email:
nancyc@lislelibrary.org
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--
the Mystery Book
Discussion Group: 2008-2009
(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!
Book Selections 9/2009 - 6/2010
September 17th - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
October 22nd - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
November 19th - The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
December 17th - Death of a Cozy Writer by G. M. Malliet
January 21st - Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
February 18th - Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong
March 18th - Hot by Julia Harper
April 15th - The Dark Place by Aaron Elkins
May 20th - Edwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller
June 17th - In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
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Questions?
Contact Patti Ruocco: 630-971-1675, x1508
or
Email: ruoccop@lislelibrary.org
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2008/2009
SF/F Exploration
Group: (click
this header to go to our Online
Discussion Group.)
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Sept. 30, 2009: Rendezvous
with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
October 28,
2009: On a Pale Horse by Piers
Anthony
November 18,
2009: Jennifer Government by
Max Berry
December 16,
2009 Planning Meeting
January 27,
2010: Territory by Emma Bull
February 24,
2010: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by
Mary Pearson
March 24, 2010: The
Veil of Gold by Kim Wilkins
April 21, 2010: The
Accidental Time Machine by Joe
Haldeman
May 26, 2010: The
Cyberiad by Stanislav Lem**
June 30, 2010:
A Hero Born by Michael
Stackpole*
**See Jen
Ohzourk for details
Call
Jen @ 630.971.1675
ext. 1506 with questions or email: ohzourkj@lislelibrary.org
2008/2009
Just the Facts, Nonfiction Book Group:
(click
this header to go to our Online
Discussion Group.)
September 23, 2009: Passing Strange,
by Martha Sandweiss
October 21,
2009: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, by
Kate Summerscale
November 11,
2009: The $64.00 Tomato, by
William Alexander
December 9,
2009: Hands of My Father, by Myron
Uhlberg
January 20,
2010: Rumspringa: to be or not to be
Amish, by Tom Schactman
February 17,
2010: Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable
Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by
Stacy O’Brien
March 17, 2010:
Mrs. Woolf and the Servants by Alison
Light
April 14, 2010:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee
Brown
May 19, 2010:
Safe Passage: The Remarkable True
Story of Two Sisters Who Rescued
Jews from the
Nazis by Ida Cook
June 16, 2010: Honeymoon in Tehran by
Azadeh Moaveni
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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RA
Book Group at Lisle Library: The RA Book Group 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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Copyright
© 1997, 2009 Lisle Library District,
Lisle, Illinois. All Rights Reserved.
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