humanities

Book Clubs

dixonk — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:34:42 -0500

Book Clubs are where you can meet to discuss book selections (both fiction and nonfiction) with other people, and at the end of each meeting, determine the next month's book selection.

If you are looking to start your own book club, the library can help:

Download our booklet, "How to Start and Sustain a Book Club".
Check out our "Books in a Bag" service. Each bag contains 10 copies of a single title and other information about the author.

Or, join one of the many book clubs at various library locations and meeting times.

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Central Library Evening Book Club

Meeting Time: 7:00 PM; 3rd Monday of each month.
Contact: Alieo Jackson - (901) 415-2726; alieo.jackson@memphistn.gov

Central Library Daytime Books & Beyond Book Club

Description: Books and Beyond features an author/speaker one month and reads and discusses a selected book (both fiction and non-fiction) the next month.
Meeting Time: 10:15 AM - 12:00 NOON; 3rd Tuesday of each month (except July).
Contact: Wang-Ying Glasgow - (901) 415-2709; wang-ying.glasgow@memphistn.gov

Cordova Branch Library

Cordova Library's Third Tuesday Book Club

Meeting Time: 12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM, 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Contact: Nancy Campbell - (901) 415-2633; nancy.campbell@memphistn.gov

East Shelby Branch Library

Adult Lovers Book Club

Meeting Time: 1:30 PM; 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Contact: Alinda Norris - (662) 513-6685; or call the Easty Shelby Library (901) 415-2767

Frayser Branch Library

Frayser Book Club

Meeting Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 1st Saturday of each month.
Contact: Heather Remmert - (901) 415-2768; heather.remmert@memphistn.gov

Gaston Park Branch Library

Gaston Park Library Book Club

Meeting Time: 1:00 PM; 3rd Saturday of each month.
Contact: Linda Braden - (901) 415-2769; linda.braden@memphistn.gov

North Branch Library

North Women's Book Club

Meeting Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 4th Saturday of each month.
Contact: Karol Hogan - (901) 415-2775; karol.hogan@memphistn.gov

Onyxx Sport Readers' Club

Meeting Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Contact: Johnnie Mosley - (901) 415-2775; johnnie.mosley@memphistn.gov

Renaissance Men's Book Club

Meeting Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 3rd Saturday of each month.
Contact: Johnnie Mosley - (901) 415-2775; johnnie.mosley@memphistn.gov

Parkway Village Branch Library

Parkway Village Library Book Club

Meeting Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Contact: Hollye Ferguson - (901) 415-2776; pkyref@memphistn.gov

Poplar-White Station Branch Library

Poplar-White Station Book Club

Meeting Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 NOON; 4th Saturday of the every other month.
Contact: Barbara Wallace - (901) 415-2777; barbara.wallace@memphistn.gov

Raleigh Branch Library

Raleigh Book Club

Meeting Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM; 4th Saturday of every other month.
Contact: Cassandra Ifie - (901) 415-2778; cassandra.ifie@memphistn.gov

Whitehaven Branch Library

Whitehaven Book Club

Meeting Time: 12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM; 1st Saturday of each month.
Contact: Donna Windham - (901) 415-2781; donna.windham@memphistn.gov

For more information on current book selections and authors being discussed at each library location, check out the Book Clubs section in InfoDATES*.

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Recommendations

DooleyJ — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:56:04 -0600

Memphis Reads Blog
Bookletters
Bestsellers - Fiction
Bestsellers - Nonfiction
Books and Authors - recomendations based on 'What You Like'
Granger's World of Poetry
eBooks and Audiobooks
Library Book Clubs
Teen Reading Reccomendations
Popular Collection Guide
Collection Guide
Books, Movies and Music

Memphis Reads Blog: Check out your favorite bestsellers (aka “Popular Library” or "7-Day” books) from the Library and discuss them online. Read original reviews written by Library staff members. Share your thoughts about a book, offer points for discussion, or recommend similar titles by leaving a comment at the end of a review.
Bookletters: BookLetters is a great new resource for readers! Read BookLetters on the web, or sign up for e-mail newsletters to have news of the hottest new titles and authors, professional reviews of the titles you want to know about, and even recommendations from our own staff sent directly to you. BookLetters is made possible by a grant from Mid South Reads and The Assisi Foundation.
Bestsellers in the Library: See lists of the best selling fiction and non-fiction books. Find out the location and status of copies of the books in the library collection. The New York Times Bestseller page is updated weekly and covers many formats. Links to individual NYT lists can also be found in the right column of this page. Also check out what books are checking out around the country from Library Journal.
Books and Authors: Explore endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, and topics. Easy to follow menus allow focusing searches around preferred author, title, series, awards, topics and more. An "If you Like" approach connects readers with themes and genres they may have not been aware of that are similar to current favorites.
Granger's World of Poetry: This database of poetry includes 250,000 poem citations, 13,000 poems in full text, 7,500 excerpts, biographies of leading poets, and bibliographies on hundreds of poems and poets. The database can be searched by keyword, first line, author, title, and subject. (This service is not accessible outside the library.)
eBooks and Audiobooks: The Digital Media Collection offers hundreds of eBook and Audiobook titles that can be downloaded for free. Popular new fiction and non-fiction are highlighted for both formats. eBooks may be displayed on computers and various portable devices. Audiobooks books can be listened to on a computer and on portable devices like PDA's and smart-phones, and in many cases can be copied to compact discs. Links to hundreds of classics available from free public domain collections are also provided.
Library Book Clubs: Join a Book Club where you can meet and discuss book selections (both fiction and nonfiction) with other people, and at the end of each meeting, determine the next month's book selection. The library offers several book clubs at various library locations and meeting times.
Teen Reading Lists: Recommended reading for teens and various downloads, videos, and audio.
Popular Collection Guide: Find out where the most popular bestsellers, videos, DVD's and other items are, visit the Popular Library Collection Guide.
Collection Guide: Looking for a particular kind of fiction, African American materials, or books in languages other than English? This guide will tell you which libraries have which types of books you are looking for.
Books, Movies and Music: Check the catalog for listings of the most popular books and authors, as well as biographies, new books, large print, videos, and DVDs.

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Teens @ Your Librrary

roacha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:47:38 -0600

Go to the Teens @ Your Library page.

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Fiction and Bestsellers

roacha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:43:51 -0600

Go to the Fiction and Bestsellers page

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Visual Arts

roacha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:07:33 -0600

Recommended Links for Museums, Art Collections, and Visual Art Reference Materials, both local and worldwide.

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Sports and Recreation

roacha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:01:24 -0600

Recommended Links for Finding Sports Information, Statistics, Player Bios, Team Bios, etc.

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Religion and Philosophy

roacha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:57:03 -0600

Recommended sites for information on comparative religions and philosophies. Sites are selected for informational purposes only and are not intended to imply or promote any particular religious agenda. All categorization information is taken from Encyclopedia of American Religions, 7th ed. (Detroit: Gale, 2003).

Christianity

Links for Searching The Bible:

Judaism

Links for Exploring Judaism:

Islam

Links for Exploring Islam:

Buddhism

Links for Exploring Buddhism:

Hinduism

Links for Exploring Hinduism:

Other Faith Traditions

Selected Links for Exploring Other Faith Traditions:

Philosophy

Selected Links for Exploring Philosophy

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Music Business

roacha — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:26:34 -0600

Music Business Resources on the Web

This information guide offers links to Internet resources for locating information on the popular area of the Music Business. The Humanities Department of the Central Library houses many print sources associated with the music business.

Record Labels
Music Publishers
Employment and Careers
Performance Rights Societies
Miscellaneous Music Sources
Music Industry Organizations
Music Publisher Organizations

The sites listed are for informational use only.
The Public Library does not offer its endorsement of any of these sites.

Record Labels

Sony BMG Music Entertainment

The EMI Group

Roc-A-Fella Records

Sony Music USA

Universal Music Group

Warner Brothers

Music Publishers

EMI Music Publishing

Universal Music Group Publishing

Employment and Careers

Sony Music's Online Job and Employment Opportunity Board

ShowBiz Jobs

BMI's Online Job Opportunities

ASCAP Jobline

Los Angeles Music Network

Performance Rights Societies

BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)

SESAC Inc.

ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)

Miscellaneous Music Sources

Music Books Plus

FemMuse Artist Network (Los Angeles)

The Society of Professional Audio Recording Services

Music Industry Organizations

RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)

HitQuarters: Resource for Songwriters, Artists, Producers

Record and Radio Industry Online

Music Publisher Organizations

The Harry Fox Agency

NMPA (National Music Publishers Association)

The Nashville Songwriters Association International

Collected Sounds: a Resource for Women in Music

Songwriters Guild of America

The Society of Composers and Lyricists

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society

MPA (Music Publishers Association)

NAMM: the International Music Products Association

SongLink International

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Literary Resources

roacha — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:52 -0600

Recommended Links for Finding Information about Literature-Related Topics, including Quotations, Awards, Dictionaries, Publishing, and Term Paper Citation Help

See also the Library's Web Databases (particularly Literature Resource Center and Expanded Academic ASAP) for more detailed literary information and article access.

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