If you are looking for your next favorite book, then follow the Cook Memorial Public Library District on Goodreads!

Goodreads is the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world. It has more than 13 million members who have added more than 460 million books to their shelves.The library staff posts rankings and reviews of titles we recommend on Goodreads, We have rated more than 400 books so far. Our virtual shelves keep growing because we add new titles every week.

We also break down our recommendations into genres and themes.  Are you a mystery fan? Check out our mystery shelf. Love historical fiction? We have a lot of titles to suggest. Do you prefer nonfiction? We have a shelf for that too!  We have other fun shelves as well, including our favorites of 2012 and 2011. The Goodreads rating system is based on 5 stars. Here is the star breakdown:

5 stars - It was amazing
4 stars - Really liked it
3 stars - Liked it
2 stars - It was OK
1 star - Didn't like it

Goodreads also is a handy tool for keeping track of what you have read, and keep a list of books you want to read. You can review your own books and read reviews from other fellow readers around the world. Once you build up your virtual library, the site will even recommend books for you to try.

The service is free, and easy to join.  Follow Cook Library by following this link: http://www.goodreads.com/CookLibrary

Jo Hansen, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.