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Library BooklistsAuthors of Romantic Novels - Romance. It's more than hearts and flowers.
Cabin Fever - Suggested reading from the Library staff
Cape Cod - What to read before you go.
Cookery Fiction - A list of fiction titles with a flavor all their own
Diversity Awareness - Celebrating, promoting and appreciating diversity in our society
Fairy and Fantasy - Books to enthrall, inform and delight, bringing pleasure to young and old
Frequently Challenged Books - A list of the most frequently challenged books of the 1990s, based on the challenges reported to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Gentle Reads - These titles contain little violence or sex and feature story lines with good, “old
fashioned” qualities.
New England Cookery - Recipes reflecting the indigenous ingredients of the NE side of our continent
Opera - Titles of major operas and their composers
Overbooked - A web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in providing information about literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction.
Plymouth Cookery - Recipes with a Plymouth flavor
Sacco and Vanzetti - Books about the infamous case and trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchists who were arrested outside Boston in 1920 and charged with robbing and killing a shoe factory paymaster and his guard.
Sources for Plymouth History in the 20th Century - A treasury of Plymouth history resources.
Staff Favorites - Book titles selected by the library staff reflecting their personal tastes.
Top Classical Poems - Selected poems for your reading enjoyment.
Twenty Books That Changed America - American literature that has influenced the course of history
Free Online Books
Project Gutenberg - Free Ebook Library
Free Full-Text Classics
Read Book Online - A place where you can select a book to read online any time at your convenience.
Bibliomania - Read online literature with more than 2,000 classic texts.
Online Books Page - Over 25,000 free books
Book Groups
Old Colony Book Group - Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings. The group meets in the Plymouth Public Library's History Room on the second Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30 P.M. The Group reads a variety of materials including classics and non-fiction.
Great Books Discussion Group - Meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 P.M. at the Manomet Branch Library located at 12 Strand Avenue. Reading selections are from publications obtained and published by Great Books.
Reading Group Choices - Selections for lively book discussions
Reading Group Guides - An online community for reading groups
Reading Group Center - The reading group source from Vintage Books
Book Club Reader - Your source for book club resources from Simon & Schuster
Reading Group Sources - A great way for book lovers to come together from Harper Collins
The Borzoi Reader - Synopses, excerpts and features for reading groups from Alfred A. Knopf
The Ballantine Reader's Circle - The perfect books for your reading group
Book Club Reading Guides - Reading guides to jumpstart your discussion from Penguin Books
The Books - Reading group guides from Time Warner
Book Awards
Bram Stoker Awards - Awarded by the Horror Writers of America for achievement in horror publishing.
National Book Award - Recognizes achievement in Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Young Peoples Literature written by an American author
Nebula Award Winners - The Nebula Awards are administered, voted and presented by the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
Pulitzer Prize - Awarded for the best literature in a variety of categories
Rita Award - The RITA Awards are presented annually by the Romance Writers of America to the best novels in romantic fiction.
Reader's Web Links
Bookspot.com - Invaluable resource for book information online
Booksense.com - A family of independent booksellers' websites
Based on the Book - Book titles that have been made into movies
BookPage - A monthly general interest book review, BookPage covers the best in new releases
Fantastic Fiction - Over 10000 bestselling author bibliographies with all the newest books, covers and descriptions. Great source for series and sequels.
Historical Fiction - The best place to find out about new historical fiction
Plymouth Public Library Audiobook Collection
Non-fiction Audiobooks on cassette
Non-fiction Audiobooks on CD
Fiction Audiobooks on cassette
Fiction Audiobooks on CD
Plymouth Public Library DVD Collection
Feature Films
Non-Fiction Films
Library Film Lists
101 Best Films Adapted From Books - Which is better? The movie or the book? For many, the answer is easy.
Romantic Comedies - A romantic comedy is a dramatic story about romance told with a light,
humorous touch.
Screwball Comedies - A Screwball Comedy is unconventional and goes in unexpected directions
Staff Favorites - A list of favorite movies selected by Library staff
Film Reviews
Roger Ebert's Movies and More
Filmcritic.com
Rotten Tomatoes
Internet Movie Database
Movie Review Query Engine
Music AwardsGrammy Awards - Presented annually to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences
Country Music Awards - Presented annually for achievement in Country Music
Billboard Music Awards - Recognizes the year's artists and songs based on Billboards's weekly charts
World Music Awards - Presented annually to the world's top-selling recording artists
OperaOpera America - the nonprofit service organization for opera - leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera.
OperaGlass - Here you can get detailed information on many operas, plus pictures, background information, and more.
Operabase - Includes tools for operagoers and performance data from autumn 2003 to present.