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The alerts feature the latest bestsellers, movies, music CDs, audio books, children's titles, cookbooks, mysteries, travel guides, health books, science fiction and more purchased by the library. Wowbrary alerts are free and do not require a library card.

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Digital Library Resources

NoveList K-8 Plus

Provides book recommendations specifically for younger readers. Kids can use it to find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Subjects: Children's Books, Literature and Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Type of Content: Database

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NoveList Plus

A database of reading recommendations, NoveList Plus helps readers of all ages find books that match their reading level and interests.
Subjects: Literature and Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Type of Content: Database

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Biographies added in the past 30 days

book cover for This dark night : Emily Brontë, a life

This dark night : Emily Brontë, a life
Deborah Lutz

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book cover for Bibliophobia: A Memoir

Bibliophobia: A Memoir
Sarah Chihaya

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book cover for Bad kid : my life as a "troubled teen"

Bad kid : my life as a "troubled teen"
Sofia Szamosi

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book cover for Rebellious : the story of Keith Haring in 12 pictures

Rebellious : the story of Keith Haring in 12 pictures
Michael G Long

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book cover for You with the sad eyes : a memoir

You with the sad eyes : a memoir
Christina Applegate

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book cover for Surprised by joy : the shape of my early life

Surprised by joy : the shape of my early life
C S Lewis

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book cover for Duty, honor, country, and life : a tribute to the American spirit

Duty, honor, country, and life : a tribute to the American spirit
William H McRaven

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book cover for Restrung : a memoir of music and transformation

Restrung : a memoir of music and transformation
Robert Vijay Gupta

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book cover for Paule Marshall : a writer's life

Paule Marshall : a writer's life
Mary Helen Washington

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book cover for Unsayable : a life in writing

Unsayable : a life in writing
Michael Cunningham

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book cover for Snake men : rebels, reptiles, and the race to name the creatures of Earth

Snake men : rebels, reptiles, and the race to name the creatures of Earth
Zach St. George

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book cover for Lifeguard : a love story

Lifeguard : a love story
Janet Fash

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book cover for Benjamin Franklin : an American life

Benjamin Franklin : an American life
Walter Isaacson

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book cover for Transcendent : a memoir

Transcendent : a memoir
Laverne Cox

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book cover for Tryhard : a cautionary tale of clocking in and spinning out

Tryhard : a cautionary tale of clocking in and spinning out
Laura Mayer

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book cover for Our knives will save us : dispatches from a White Mountain Apache chef

Our knives will save us : dispatches from a White Mountain Apache chef
Nephi Craig

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book cover for The sane one : a memoir

The sane one : a memoir
Anna Konkle

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book cover for Mother tongue : a memoir

Mother tongue : a memoir
Sara Nović

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book cover for A voice like mine : a memoir

A voice like mine : a memoir
Debra A Haaland

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book cover for Fully baked : a messy memoir

Fully baked : a messy memoir
Rosebud Baker

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book cover for Driven

Driven
Susie Wolff

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book cover for My story : a spiritual and intellectual autobiography

My story : a spiritual and intellectual autobiography
John C Lennox

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book cover for Bibliophobia: A Memoir

Bibliophobia: A Memoir
Sarah Chihaya

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book cover for Rewilding : freedom, friendship, and finding our way home

Rewilding : freedom, friendship, and finding our way home
Jane Green

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book cover for Homesick for a world unknown : the life of George B. Schaller

Homesick for a world unknown : the life of George B. Schaller
Miriam Horn

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book cover for Why soccer matters

Why soccer matters
1940-2022 Pelé

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book cover for Blow by blow : the Jeff Beck story

Blow by blow : the Jeff Beck story
Brad Tolinski

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book cover for Blow by blow : the Jeff Beck story

Blow by blow : the Jeff Beck story
Brad Tolinski

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book cover for Get it done : seven decades of lessons from a political legend

Get it done : seven decades of lessons from a political legend
Ben F Barnes

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book cover for Snake men : rebels, reptiles, and the race to name the creatures of Earth

Snake men : rebels, reptiles, and the race to name the creatures of Earth
Zach St. George

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book cover for Jan Morris : a life

Jan Morris : a life
Sara Wheeler

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book cover for Nonviolent : a memoir of resistance, agitation, and love

Nonviolent : a memoir of resistance, agitation, and love
James M Lawson

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book cover for The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition

The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition
Anne Frank

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book cover for Nonviolent : a memoir of resistance, agitation, and love

Nonviolent : a memoir of resistance, agitation, and love
James M Lawson

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book cover for Benjamin Franklin : an American life

Benjamin Franklin : an American life
Walter Isaacson

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book cover for Desert solitaire : a season in the wilderness

Desert solitaire : a season in the wilderness
Edward Abbey

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book cover for Desert solitaire : a season in the wilderness

Desert solitaire : a season in the wilderness
Edward Abbey

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book cover for Open : an autobiography

Open : an autobiography
Andre Agassi

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book cover for My bondage and my freedom

My bondage and my freedom
Frederick Douglass

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book cover for My bondage and my freedom

My bondage and my freedom
Frederick Douglass

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book cover for The aviator and the showman : Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon

The aviator and the showman : Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon
Laurie Gwen Shapiro

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book cover for Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism

Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism
Temple Grandin

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book cover for Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism

Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism
Temple Grandin

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book cover for Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth

Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
Richard Wright

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book cover for A man called Peter : the story of Peter Marshall

A man called Peter : the story of Peter Marshall
Catherine Marshall

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book cover for Bad kid : my life as a "troubled teen"

Bad kid : my life as a "troubled teen"
Sofia Szamosi

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book cover for Young King : the making of Martin Luther King Jr.

Young King : the making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Lerone Martin

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book cover for And so it is... : a memoir of acceptance and hope

And so it is... : a memoir of acceptance and hope
Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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book cover for Behind closed doors : the tragic, untold story of the Duchess of Windsor

Behind closed doors : the tragic, untold story of the Duchess of Windsor
Hugo Vickers

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