CMAP Library Reads – March
Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.
Discover your next great read with a wide variety of choices, including librarian curated book lists for suggestions and recommendations, copies of free book reviewing magazines available each month in the library to take home or view online, databases to help you find titles in a variety of genres plus handy links to award winners. Enhance your next book group meeting with detailed biographical information about the author or in depth literary criticism.
CMAP Library Reads – February
Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.
CMAP Library Reads – January
Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.
Janie’s Picks
Janie has a soft spot for Canadian books, contemporary & historical fiction, memoirs, short stories, and psychological thrillers.
Jordan’s Picks
Jordan has a passion for diverse literary journeys that transcend time and genre boundaries.
Senior Sleuths
Life is exciting and full of surprises for these oldies, be they spies, detectives, or just in the right place at the wrong time.
Banned Books Week
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks challenges to library, school, and university materials and services.
Gayle’s Picks: Historical Mysteries
Gayle is partial to historicals, chiefly those set in Medieval, Victorian, or Roman times, but will read pretty much anything.
Kristin’s Picks
A fan of literary fiction, poetry, memoirs, and short stories, Kristin has led the library’s fiction group for well over a decade.
JSTOR
Full-text coverage of core scholarly journals in various subjects, many from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years ago.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias, reference works, and literary journals.
MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO)
This database provides full text for magazines, reference books, and primary source documents.
NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
Reader’s advisory database providing subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction titles and nonfiction titles.
NoveList K-8 Plus (EBSCO)
Provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction and nonfiction titles that are popular with young readers.
Oxford English Dictionary
Unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words-past and present.
Primary Search (EBSCO)
Full-text database of carefully curated content for elementary school age children.
Facts on File
Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health, and career guidance plus curriculum resource center, K-12
Bloom’s Literature
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications.
Booklist Reader
Digital magazine highlighting diverse readers’ advisory recommendations for all ages.