Recommendations

Get personalized book lists created for you by HCPL librarians. Use an online form to tell us a little about your reading preferences and we'll email you a list of books chosen just for you. Librarians will respond to your request in about a week and send an email containing at least three recommendations, with links to our catalog so you can place items on hold for pickup at your local library.

Pick your age group to get started.

• My Next Read: Adults (age 18+)
• My Next Read: Teens (grades 6-12)
• My Next Read: Kids (under grade 6)

Make life simple for your book group by checking out a Book Club in a Bag. Every set includes eight copies of the requested title — and you can have it out for 6 weeks! Learn more here.

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Browse hundreds of thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles to get recommendations, read-a-likes of your favorite books, lists of award-winners, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and more. Find fiction titles for elementary and middle school students with Novelist K-8 Plus.