Books/Materials
- Digital Media
- Best of 2016
- Book Club Kits
- Book Lists
- Book Selection Tools
- Checking Out Materials
- Discuss a Book!
- International Newspapers
- Lucky Day
- Magazines
- Movies
- Museum Pass
- Renewing Materials
- Request an Item from the Library Catalog
- TumbleBookLibrary
- WorldCat - Interlibrary Loan
Book Selection Tools
Online library catalog and more
Search the online library catalog using keywords or phrases, author, subject or series.
You can find reviews, and add your own reviews, in the online catalog!
Try out the tools below to find books to match your interests.
Book lists on a wide range of topics, for all ages - from infants to adults - in Book Lists.
Books and Resources for Kids and Teens - See the video.
Accelerated Reader - Read the Books.com - Sort and search your school's list, find and reserve the books the library catalog.
Premium online resources
Access these premium online book selection tools and e-sources free from library computers, or at home with a library card.
Books and reading - Includes e-sources about e-books, audiobooks, drama, poetry and literary criticism.
NoveList - Focuses on fiction for adult reading. Also available for students: Novelist K-8 grades.
- Search browsable lists such as notable books and award list books by genre, articles on popular writers and literary trends, other authors you might like, and expanded genre lists for various reading levels.
- You can also access NoveList directly from the library catalog. Use the Full Display tab and look for the NoveList link.
Emailed book lists
Sign up to receive book suggestions, delivered to your email!
- E-newsletter Book Lists - Choose from a variety of different book lists, emailed to you monthly.
Web linked resources
Find Internet book-related sites, including Publisher's Weekly website and What's Next? series tool via Books & Literature section of our Research Corner's Subject links.
In your library
Ask a staff person at your local library for recommendations, and for print resources to help you find good books, such as "Genreflecting," "Now Read This" or "What Do I Read Next" which suggest titles based on genre, story setting, character type and similar authors.
Our staff is happy to discuss good books with you!
Happy reading!
Request for purchase
Pierce County Library System welcomes suggestions of specific new books and other materials we might purchase for our libraries. To suggest a particular item, please submit your request: send an email to ask a librarian.
Library materials selection and intellectual freedom
- Selection of Library Materials - Board Policy
- Criteria for Library Materials Selection - Administrative Policy
- Self-Published Materials
- Q&A about Intellectual Freedom - Adapted from American Library Association
