Reading Challenges
Reading challenges are a great way to read more broadly and consistently, have fun, learn new things and stay engaged! Beanstack is an online service that offers book and activity logging, recommendations, book reviews, and more! Participate in one of our monthly challenges or join an ongoing challenge.
Further Reading
Guides
Book Browse
Your Guide to Exceptional Books: reviews, recommendations, read-alikes, books by theme, author bios and interviews, resources for book clubs, and more.
Novelist Plus
Find read-alikes and lists of recommended reads and award-winning books. Covers both fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages.
BookPage
A monthly “discovery tool for readers” with reviews and ads.
Goodreads
Track the books you’re reading, have read, and want to read. See which books your friends are reading. Find personalized book recommendations and community reviews. Links to quick search and request in MLN catalog.
LibraryThing
Catalog your collections, trade recommendations and reviews with millions of other readers. Easy to search the MLN library catalog from LibraryThing and place requests.
Indie Next List
Hand-picked recommendations from independent booksellers across the nation.
ForeWord Reviews
Reviews of books by independent authors and small presses.
Talking about Race with Kids
A list compiled by Lincoln PL Children’s Staff
Lincoln School Committee Recommendations Fall 2019
Books that educators & community members have read & discussed, that have influenced the district in some way
Book Awards
- Mass Book Awards
- Nobel Prize for Literature
- Pulitzer Prizes
- Pen/Faulkner Award For Fiction
- National Book Award
- Booker Prize
- Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction
- Edgar Awards (Mystery Books)
- Hugo Awards (Science Fiction books & films)
- The Audies (Audio Publishers Association Awards)
Film Awards
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (OSCARS)
- American Film Institute (AFI top 100 lists)
- National Film Registry (Library of Congress)
- Sundance Film Festival
- Cannes Film Festival
Book List
- New York Times Best Sellers
- NPR Book Concierge
- Top Requests in the Minuteman Library Network
