Subscription Databases and E-books
BookBrowse
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends interesting and well written books.  It provides information to help you find the perfect book, learn about award winning books, start a book club, gain author biographies, and more.
BookFlix
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
Book Review Digest Retrospective
Excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction published from 1905 through 1982.
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It is a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 31,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, more than 156,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), more than 450 literary journals, more than 626,000 book reviews, more than 68,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 18,000 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 5,500 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and more. In addition, Literary Reference Center includes Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus, and more.
Novelist
A database of reading recommendations for adults and children including information about authors, book discussion guides and booktalks.
Novelist K-8
Reading suggestions and lists for children in grades K - 8 arranged by author, title, series and topics.
Play Index
Find citations to some 31,000 plays published individually or in collections from 1949 to the present. Search over 600 monologues. Find the perfect plays to match your production resources. A descriptive annotation summarizes the plot and indicates any musical requirements. Search for plays appropriate for preK-6, grades 7-12, and adult.
Short Story Index
Locate more than 96,000 stories, including the full text of more than 3,400 stories. Search by author, title, subject, keyword, date, literary technique, source, or any combination. Subject access includes theme, locale, narrative technique or device (such as surprise endings, dialect stories, parodies, story-within-a-story) and genre. Retrospective coverage back to 1984.
TumbleBooks - eBooks for Kids
An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games, and teacher resources.

Websites Selected by Librarians
Web Sites for Book Lovers
From Morton Grove Public Library, a selection of sites on all aspects of reading, book discussion groups, publishers, and related topics.
Bookspot
A resource for readers, featuring book reviews, news, reading lists, and author and publisher information.
Book Resources
Maintained by a local librarian, this directory includes links to websites of Bookstores, online books and audiobooks, book reviews, and book discussion groups.
Overbooked
Providing information about new and notable fiction and nonfiction. Includes booklists, new book information, and other online resources.
Readers Advisory Link Farm
Extensive list of links to Readers Advisory resources compiled by a Library Science professor. This directory is arranged by type of resource and also by genre.
Award Annals: Book Awards
Lists all the major book awards describing the books and ranking them in their category.
Series and Sequels
A listing of fiction books for adults which are part of a series, or are sequels to earlier novels. Can be searched by author, title and series name or characters.
Based on the Book
Find book, short story, and plays that have been made into movies. Search by book, or movie title. From the Mid-Continent Public Library.
BookTour
Search for author appearances and literary events happening near you.
DailyLit
Read sections of books online or register to have sections of books or audiobooks emailed or sent to your RSS feed automatically.
LibraryThing
Catalog your own library in a virtual bookshelf and discover what others are reading in this online community.
What to Read, Watch, and Listen To
Databases, booklists, staff picks, book discussion kits, book discussion groups, and more tools to help readers of all ages find great books, audio books, movies, and music. You can also subscribe to a selection of 20+ free electronic newsletters, NextReads, to receive great book suggestions by email.