Monday, July 14, 2008

Do you like to (or have time to) Read?

There are many new books published every year, and it is hard to keep track of all of them. The "New Books" shelves in the Library can certainly help if you are browsing, but what if you want to read a particular kind of book? Fortunately, there are social networking sites that can help so you don't have to depend on the bookstore sites to show you what you might like.

There are 3 sites to look at where you can join, share the books you read, and see what others are thinking about the books they read. Sharing titles and thoughts with others is a time honored way to find a new book you will love, and these new sites let everyone share with others who like the same things to read. Check them out:

Library Thing http://www.librarything.com
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com
Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com

One of the "laws" of Library Science is "Save the time of the Reader." These sites will definitely save time searching and help you use that time to find and read new things to treasure.