Books & Literature
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Read books.Listen to books. Browse book lists. Find criticism and author biographies. Search library catalogs.
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~Emily Bronte
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Overdrive Digital Audiobooks & eBooks
Download favorite audiobooks to your computer or portable device and listen whenever, wherever. To get started, download the Overdrive Media Console. Overdrive now includes videos and music, and is compatible with the Mac and iPod.
eBooks have arrived! All EPUB & many PDF eBooks at this site are ready to enjoy on the Sony® Reader & other devices such as the Barnes & Noble nook™. Requires installation of Adobe® Digital Editions.
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Resources @ La Crosse Public Library
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center is the first place to look for criticism, biographies, plot summaries, reviews, principal works lists, discussion questions, and cross references.
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Litfinder
Get quick access to more than 135,000 great literary works including full-text stories, poems, plays, biographies, essays and explanations.
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Novelist Plus
If you're searching for that next great book to read, NoveList Plus is the perfect tool to help you find it. Search thousands of titles by author, title, genre and series, or discover author and title read-alikes.
Funded by and available to City of La Crosse residents.
If you are not a City of La Crosse resident, but live in Wisconsin, you can still access Novelist through Badgerlink.
TeachingBooks.net
TeachingBooks brings together thousands of resources about favorite teen and children's authors and illustrators. Designed for classroom or home use, you'll find short movies, readings, discussion guides, lists, and links to author's web sites.
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External Resources
Library Catalogs
Book Lists & Awards
Online Books
Google Books The largest digital book collection.
Project Gutenberg The first producer of free electronic books, Gutenberg now has over 25,000 books in its catalog.
Bartleby.com Thousands of free classics, including reference, literature, and nonfiction.
Google Scholar One of the largest scholarly collections.
Online Books Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Out of Print & Rare Books
Last updated by Cindy Mischnick June 2010.
