Below are some of the ways to learn about the authors whose books you love to read.

Author Directory: read an interview and browse a summary of your favorite author's works.

Meet the Author: signup to receive weekly profiles of today's top authors. You'll find out what inspires and motivates your favorite writers and get a revealing glimpse of the person behind the book.

Meet the Illustrator: read about the talented artists who create today's top picture books for children. Illustrators answers questions about their work, their inspiration and their own favorite books. You'll find out about each artist's latest picture book and see illustrated samples of their creative magic. Contributors range from Caldecott Medal winners to rising stars in the field of picture book illustration. Signup for monthly updates.

Biography Resource Center: combines biographies from sources such as Contemporary Authors, Ency of World Biog, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film,and Television, Contemporary Musicians, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biog, and more. (this online database requires a library card number)

Literature Resource Center: provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. (this online database requires a library card number)

Wilson BiographiesPlus: contains full text of articles from more than 100 vols of biographical reference books including Current Biography, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and numerous biographical books on musicians and composers. (this online database requires a library card number)

Library Online Catalog: search by subject for the author's name (last name, first) and find book-length biographies that are in the Library's collection.