Online Book Clubs
The Heartland Library Cooperative is pleased to be offer three new services to all of our library patron this year.Online Book Clubs
All you need is 5 minutes a day and an email address to join one of our FREE online book clubs!
Are you looking for great new authors? Looking for a great book? Would you like to sample a book before you commit to checking it out? Do you like Chocolate Chip cookies? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions then you need to join one of online book clubs. How does it work? Every week we sample a new book. Monday through Friday, a quick 5 minute read is delivered to your email box and waiting for you to peruse with your morning cup of coffee. At the end of Friday's read the ending page number is given so when you pick up the book from the library you know where you left off. (There is also a link on the emails to quickly and easily reserve the book from the library.)
There's a book club for just about everyone, including: fiction, non-fiction, romance, mystery, science fiction, audio, business, pre-publication (be the first to see these soon-to-be-released books), teen, good news, and horror. On Mondays and Thursdays, Suzanne, your book club editor, offers a link to AuthorBuzz, where she introduces you to 3 or 4 authors and their books. Suzanne also holds giveaways where you can win funny or cool prizes--and once a month, Suzanne bakes homemade chocolate chip cookies for the winners of her monthly Chocolate Chip Cookie giveaway.
The online book clubs are a fun and stress free way to read. And, as Suzanne always ends her columns, "It's so good to read with friends."
Want to find out the latest books we are offering? Book News is a set of newsletters highlighting new books available in our libraries. They cover a variety of topics including the books found on the New York Times Bestseller Lists.
If you were subscribing to our Bookletters newsletters in the past, you will want to re-subscribe to these new offerings to be sure and get the latest materials.
In this modern world of social networking and word-of-mouth marketing, many people are finding that rather than rely on experts, they often find the right choice for them is derived from something called "the wisdom of the crowds." That is the way Next Good Book works. Using this service, you can interact with other people, find out what books they are reading, read comments from others, and get a true interactive experience.
We are excited about being able to offer all of these services this year.
The mission of the Heartland Library Cooperative is to provide to the citizens of the member-county service area with enhanced
access to library materials and library services which would otherwise be unavailable under current and anticipated funding. This
cooperative venture has expanded the quality and quantity of library materials to local residents by providing greater access to
regional collections through shared technology, shared resources and cooperative collection development.