Library Book Discussions
Book Discussions: Join us for stimulating conversation at the Morning Book Club and Evening Book Café! Each book club meets once a month.
Summer Reading
Adult Summer Reading Club: Summer Reading isn’t just for kids. Each summer, read and review books and go on adventures to potentially win fabulous prizes!
Reading Recommendations
NoveList Plus: Need help picking out a book? This reader’s advisory has everything you need, from read-alikes to the ability to search for titles using a variety of criteria such as genre, mood, time period, pacing, and more!
NextReads: Get personalized book recommendations for your favorite genres right to your email inbox!
Book Clubs
Long Island Reads: Long 
Island Reads is an Island-wide reading initiative intended to bring together readers from across Nassau and Suffolk Counties to discuss a book and participate in library-sponsored activities and events associated with it. The titles picked all have a direct Long Island connection.
Oprah’s Book Club: Since 1996, Oprah’s Book Club has selected books that engender conversation, spark enlightenment, help launch emerging authors, and reacquaint us with the already prominent. The goal? To connect readers around a community of fellow bibliophiles.
The Good Morning America Book Club: The GMA Book Club showcases diverse and compelling authors telling both fiction and nonfiction stories. Books are chosen by GMA staffers who love to read.
Reese’s Book Club: Each month, actress Reese Witherspoon chooses a book she loves with a woman at the center of the story. These books cover a variety of genres, from women’s fiction to thrillers to romance, and showcase a variety of unique perspectives.
Read With Jenna: TODAY host Jenna Bush Hager chooses a new book every month to share with the Read With Jenna book club. Jenna works hard to choose stories that will delight, entertain and challenge readers. She understands the power of a good book to unite communities and ignite conversation.
Further Resources
Goodreads: A website for readers and book recommendations. See which books your friends are reading, track the books you’re reading, have read, and want to read, check out personalized book recommendations, and find out if a book is a good fit for you from the community’s reviews.
FantasticFiction: Search and browse the complete works of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with all the latest books and series listed in order. Sign up to follow your favorite authors and track what you’re reading.
Stop, You’re Killing Me!: A resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books that lists over 5,600 authors with chronological lists of their books (over 67,000 titles).
Caldecott Metal & Honor Books, 1938-Present: A list of the most distinguished children’s picture books. Click the filter button to narrow down the list by author, audience, genre, and year.
Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 1922-Present: A list of the most distinguished children’s literature. Click the filter button to narrow down the list by author, audience, genre, and year.