Homer Township Public Library

Book Finder

• @ Homer Library
• @ Other Libraries
• Electronic Books Online
• Booksellers
• More Resources for Readers

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Books @ Homer Township Public Library

• Search our catalog: Prairie Cat Online
• eBooks: Gale Virtual Reference Library : Adobe Reader with digital rights management plugin required.
• NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 : Search for reading suggestions based on authors, books, or plots you like.

Books @ Other Libraries

If we don't have the book you want, ask us to get it for you!

• Prairie Cat Online Catalog : Search all the libraries in our catalog network. Place online requests for items owned by any HAL library.
• WorldCat/Statewide Illinois Library Catalog : Catalog of books, videos, etc., held by thousands of libraries in the U.S. and other countries. Place online requests for items we don't own.
• Open WorldCat: Use Google or Yahoo to search millions of WorldCat items.
• SWAN: Catalog for Orland Park and many other libraries in south and southwest Cook County.

Electronic Texts (Books) Online

• Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts: American and English literature, and works of Western philosophy.
• Bartleby.com: The Harvard Classics and other great books online.
• Bibliomania: Thousands of classic books, plus study guides.
• Electronic Text Center: Thousands of books available from the University of Virginia.
• Google Book Search: Select "Full text books" to get only books you can display and read online.
• Online Books Page: University of Pennsylvania's listings of more than 20,000 books available for free on the Web.

Booksellers

• Amazon.com: Advanced search page for books.
• Barnes & Noble: Advanced search page.
• Bookfinder: Search many sellers for new, used, and out-of-print books.

More Resources for Readers

• Contemporary Authors : Biographical and other information about writers.
• Bestseller Lists: Links compiled by WritersNet.
• Illinois Authors: Information from the Illinois State Library.
• Oprah's Books.
• Websites for Book Lovers: Compiled by the Morton Grove Public Library.
• What Should I Read Next?: Enter a title and author, and get additional reading suggestions.
• Whichbook.net: Get book suggestions based on criteria you set with slider bars and check boxes.