Library Book Discussions

Main Library
Thursday, September 9, 2010
7pm
Discuss The Book Thief


South Branch
Saturday, September 11, 2010
2pm
Discuss Hotel on the Corner of
Bitter and Sweet


North Branch
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
10am
Discuss Everglades


...and Children's Book Discussions too!

Can’t make it to the library?
                          

10 in Ten Button

If you would like to receive an in-depth review of your reading preferences and receive up to 10 recommended titles within 10 days, please fill out the following form.  The more information you provide the better we can formulate recommendations!

Or try our 10 in Ten for Kids! 

Your Name:  
(required)   Library Card Number: 
E-Mail Address:

How would you like the results sent?      Email   Mail     

If you plan to use this service more than once, can we keep your personal information after we provide your recommendations?  Such information may be accessed for legal reasons without your consent.                                                        Yes        No


*   The following THREE questions refer to your personal characteristics.  The more descriptive you are the better we can formulate a recommendation, but feel free to leave any of these fields blank.

Gender:  

   Male   Female
Age:  
  Do you require Large Print?    Yes     No
  
   List up to three books that you enjoyed reading:

(title)
(author - if known)

(title)
   (author - if known)

(title)
   (author - if known)

What did you like about them (plot, characters, writing style, setting, time period)?
  

List up to three of your least favorite books:

(title)  
(author - if known)

(title)  
(author - if known)

(title)  
(author - if known)
What didn't you like about them?
  
Please list any authors that you read regularly or whose work you have exhausted:
  

What do you like to read?

Literary Fiction    Yes      No
Mysteries/Suspense    Yes      No
Science Fiction    Yes      No
Fantasy/Paranormal    Yes      No
Inspirational/Religious    Yes      No
Historical Fiction    Yes      No
Romance    Yes      No
Western    Yes      No
Horror    Yes      No
Young Adult    Yes      No
Biography/Memoir    Yes      No
Nonfiction (true/factual accounts)    Yes      No
Action/Adventure    Yes      No
Audio books    Yes      No
Short stories    Yes      No

How important are:
Characters    Very       Somewhat     Not at all
Plot and events    Very       Somewhat     Not at all
Issues and ideas    Very       Somewhat     Not at all
Language & tone    Very       Somewhat     Not at all

For the characters, check all that interest you:
  Age:    Under 12    20 to 30     50 to 65
     Teens    35 to 50     Over 65
      
  Gender:      Male    Female  
      
  Ethnicity:      African-American  
     Asian-American  
     Latino-American  
     Native American  
     European  
     Caucasian    
     Immigrants    
     Other 

Please indicate your interests.  Feel free to leave any items blank is you do not have a preference.
  Men's lives    Would read     Won't read
  Women's lives    Would read     Won't read
  Minority lives    Would read    Won't read
  Coming of Age    Would read     Won't read
  Families    Would read     Won't read
  History    Would read     Won't read
  Military/War    Would read     Won't read
  Nature    Would read     Won't read
  Sports    Would read     Won't read
  Science    Would read     Won't read

Please indicate your personal preferences.  Feel free to leave any items blank if you do not have a preference.
 
  Sexual themes     Would read    Won't read
  Explicit sex     Would read    Won't read
  Rough language     Would read    Won't read
  Violence     Would read    Won't read
  Crime     Would read    Won't read
  Humor    Would read    Won't read
  Dark humor     Would read    Won't read
  Technology     Would read    Won't read
  Anti-religion     Would read    Won't read
  Pro-religion     Would read    Won't read
  Addiction     Would read    Won't read
  
To help us select 10 great titles for you, what might be a story you'd enjoy
(example:  Growing up on a farm; a story with a plucky heroine; a paranormal romance)
  
 
Can we contact you via email to ensure you received your personalized list and that it
was helpful to you?   Yes      No