Harrison Memorial Library

Reader's Corner

Books & Libraries

Search the Library Catalog - The library's holdings, reviews of books, award winners and bestseller lists, all in one place.
Check Out our New Book List and New York Times Bestseller List. From the catalog, click on "Lists", and choose the list you want. Updated weekly. Log in to your account place a hold.
Follow our Librarian's Blog - our librarians write about books they've read, book news, displays and events.
Novels set in Carmel
Carmel Area Authors
Local Book Clubs - maintained by Monterey County Free Libraries

Books and Literature Databases - You will need your library card to use these
Book Index with Reviews - Reviews of books, videos, and music CDs.
Books and Authors - Recommended titles and plot summaries. Helps you find books based on your preferences or to find books similar to others you have liked.
Literature Resource Center - Biography, literary criticism and reviews.
MasterPlots - Plot summaries, critical commentary, character profiles, etc. of world famous novels, plays, poems and nonfiction.
Novelist Plus - Information on thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles. Reviews, author read-alikes, book discussion guides and more. Helps you find fiction and nonfiction choices by names, plots, keywords or authors.

Resources for Readers
Authors of Monterey Bay
Book Club recommendations - from our librarians
Bookspot - Bestsellers, genre fiction, literary prizewinners.
Cliffs Notes - Study guides covering hundreds of literary classics.
GoodReads - share book recommendations
Indie Bound - Independent booksellers bestsellers list
LibraryThing Suggests- Enter a favorite title, and see what LibraryThing suggests!
Lists of Bests: Book Lists - Many '100 best' lists plus award winners in dozens of categories.
Major Literary Awards - from BookSpot
New York Times Book Pages - Book reviews and bestseller lists.
Overbooked - Specializes in literary and genre fiction information, lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books, and hot lists of hard cover American fiction releases.
Poetry Tool - Find poems by category, occasion, title, author or first line.
Reading Group Guides - Discussion guides for many book club selections.
Reviews of Books - Lengthy reviews of popular recent books from major newspapers.

Find Books
Addall - Compare prices from 41 online book dealers.
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Borders - Online bookstores.
Bibliofind, Bookfinder or AbeBooks or Alibris- All sites have new, used, rare and out of print books, including textbooks.
Downloadable E-Books - Use your Harrison Library card to download books to your computer.
Project Gutenberg - 25,000 free books online.

Indexes
Blue Letter Bible - Search or compare 18 versions of the Bible at once. Also has Bible encyclopedias, dictionaries, timelines, and other resources.
California Fiction - An index to fiction for adults which takes place in California. Can be searched by author, title, locale, decade in which story takes place, and major characters. Maintained by the Los Angeles Public Library.
Inter-Play - an index of plays in collections, maintained by librarians at Portland State University
Short Story Index - find a short story in a collection, then check to see if your library owns it. Maintained by the Los Angeles Public Library.
Series and Sequels or What's Next - Find the order of fiction series. Search by author, title, or character name.
Series and Sequels, Juvenile - Series order for children's and young adult books. Maintained by the Mid-Continent Public Library.
Shakespeare Online - Full text of all the plays and poems, searchable.

Libraries
California Libraries Catalog - Search the catalogs of California libraries, including the libraries in our area.
Internet Public Library -Public library of and for the Internet community.
Library of Congress
MOBAC - A listing of libraries in the Monterey Bay Area and their websites
Public Libraries in California - Links to library homepages.
WorldCat - WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.