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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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Famesick : a memoir
Lena Dunham

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Bibliophobia: A Memoir
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This dark night : Emily Brontë, a life
Deborah Lutz

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book cover for An inconvenient widow : the torment, trial, and triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln

An inconvenient widow : the torment, trial, and triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
Lois Romano

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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 The real Rosalind : the truth about Rosalind Franklin's DNA discovery and how it was erased

The real Rosalind : the truth about Rosalind Franklin's DNA discovery and how it was erased
Debbie Loren Dunn

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book cover for Marilyn and her books : the literary life of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn and her books : the literary life of Marilyn Monroe
Gail Crowther

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book cover for The story of my life : the restored edition

The story of my life : the restored edition
Helen Keller

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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 Backtalker : an American memoir

Backtalker : an American memoir
Kimberlé Crenshaw

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book cover for Trudeau & Doonesbury: a biography, the cartoonist who turned the news into art

Trudeau & Doonesbury: a biography, the cartoonist who turned the news into art
Joshua Kendall

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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 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 View from the east wing : a memoir

View from the east wing : a memoir
Jill Biden

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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 Benjamin Franklin : an American life

Benjamin Franklin : an American life
Walter Isaacson

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book cover for Migrant heart : essays about things I can't forget

Migrant heart : essays about things I can't forget
Reyna Grande

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book cover for Kate! : the courage, grace, and power of the woman who will be queen

Kate! : the courage, grace, and power of the woman who will be queen
Christopher P Andersen

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book cover for Clam down : a metamorphosis

Clam down : a metamorphosis
Anelise Chen

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book cover for Keeper of my kin : memoir of an immigrant daughter

Keeper of my kin : memoir of an immigrant daughter
Ada Ferrer

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book cover for Selling opportunity : the story of Mary Kay

Selling opportunity : the story of Mary Kay
Mary Lisa Gavenas

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book cover for The lost founder : James Wilson and the forgotten fight for a people's constitution

The lost founder : James Wilson and the forgotten fight for a people's constitution
Jesse Wegman

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book cover for Called by the hills : a home in the Himalaya

Called by the hills : a home in the Himalaya
Anuradha author Roy

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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 The lost empire of Emanuel Nobel : Romanovs, revolutionaries, and the forgotten titan who fueled the world

The lost empire of Emanuel Nobel : Romanovs, revolutionaries, and the forgotten titan who fueled the world
Douglas Brunt

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book cover for Bibliophobia: A Memoir

Bibliophobia: A Memoir
Sarah Chihaya

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Selling opportunity : the story of Mary Kay
Mary Lisa Gavenas

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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 The trouble with fairy tales : a memoir

The trouble with fairy tales : a memoir
Plum Johnson

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

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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 Open : an autobiography

Open : an autobiography
Andre Agassi

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The portable Malcolm X reader

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My bondage and my freedom
Frederick Douglass

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My bondage and my freedom
Frederick Douglass

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

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book cover for American ramble : a walk of memory and renewal

American ramble : a walk of memory and renewal
Neil King

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The real Rosalind : the truth about Rosalind Franklin's DNA discovery and how it was erased
Debbie Loren Dunn

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book cover for Wielding the trident : Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and America's victory in the Pacific

Wielding the trident : Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and America's victory in the Pacific
Andrew K Blackley

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book cover for Elizabeth II : In private. In public. Her story.

Elizabeth II : In private. In public. Her story.
Robert Hardman

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book cover for This is me : a reckoning

This is me : a reckoning
Hayden Panettiere

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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 Western star : the life and legends of Larry McMurtry

Western star : the life and legends of Larry McMurtry
David Streitfeld

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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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Matisse in Morocco : a journey of light and color
Jeff Koehler

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I wanna be loved by you : Marilyn Monroe: a life in 100 takes
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Glorious country : how the artist Frederic Church brought the world to America and America to the world
Victoria Johnson

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Supergay! : a memoir
Frankie Grande

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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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