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                                      BOOKS                    AUDIOBOOKS                   FILMS                            MUSIC

     BOOKS
         
    
          Free Online Books
                     
Project Gutenberg - Free Ebook Library
                     Free Full-Text Classics
                     Google Books - Search the latest index of the world's books. Find millions of great books you can
                        preview or read for free.

                     Read Book Online - A place where you can select a book to read online any time at your convenience.
                     Bibliomania - Read online literature with more than 2,000 classic texts.
                     Online Books Page - Over 25,000 free books

             Book Groups
                     Old Colony Book Group
- Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings. The group meets in the                           Plymouth Public Library's History Room on the second Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30 P.M.                                             The Group reads a variety of materials including classics and non-fiction.
                     Great Books Discussion Group -
Meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 P.M.                           at the Manomet Branch Library located at 12 Strand Avenue. Reading selections are from publications                           obtained and published by Great Books.
                     
Reading Group Choices - Selections for lively book discussions
                    
 Reading Group Guides - An online community for reading groups
                     Reading Group Center - The reading group source from Vintage Books
                     Book Club Reader - Your source for book club resources from Simon & Schuster
                     Reading Group Sources - A great way for book lovers to come together from Harper Collins
                     Random House Reader's Circle - The perfect books for your reading group
                     Book Club Reading Guides - Reading guides to jumpstart your discussion from Penguin Books
                     
             Book Awards
                    
 Bram Stoker Awards - Awarded by the Horror Writers of America for achievement in horror publishing.
                     
Massachusetts Book Awards - Promotes books that have been written by Massachusetts writers or
                     about Massachusetts themes.
                     Mystery Book Awards - Annually recognizes outstanding writing in the field of mystery, suspense, thriller
                        and crime fiction.
                     
National Book Award - Recognizes achievement in Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Young Peoples                         Literature written by an American author
                     Nebula Award Winners - The Nebula Awards are administered, voted and presented by the Science Fiction                         Writers of America (SFWA) to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
                     Pulitzer Prize - Awarded for the best literature in a variety of categories
                     Rita Award - The RITA Awards are presented annually by the Romance Writers of America to the best                         novels in romantic fiction.

             Reader's Web Links
                     
Bookspot.com - Invaluable resource for book information online
                     
Booksense.com - A family of independent booksellers' websites
                     Based on the Book - Book titles that have been made into movies
                     BookPage - A monthly general interest book review, BookPage covers the best in new releases
                     
Fantastic Fiction - Over 10000 bestselling author bibliographies with all the newest books, covers and                         descriptions. Great source for series and sequels.
                     The Lair - A website reviewing graphic novels.
                     Historical Fiction - The best place to find out about new historical fiction
                     Internet Speculative Fiction Database - A community effort to catalog works of  SF, fantasy & horror
                     Library Book Lists - A compendium of booklists for your reading enjoyment.
                     Overbooked - A web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in providing information about                           literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction.

                

     AUDIOBOOKS & E-BOOKS


          Plymouth Public Library Audiobook & eBook Collection
               A collection of audiobooks on CD is available at the main library.

                    OverDrive Audiobooks- Downloadable digital audiobooks are now available in both WMA and MP3 format.
                       Browse hundreds of great titles and download them to your computer, transfer them to a portable                        device, or burn onto a CD for your listening pleasure anywhere, anytime.

                    OverDrive eBooks - Downloadable digital eBooks are now available in both EPUB and PDF format.
                       Browse hundreds of great titles and download them to your computer, transfer them to a portable                       device for your reading pleasure.

     FILMS


           
             Film Reviews
                    Roger Ebert's Movies and More
                    Filmcritic.com
                    Rotten Tomatoes
                    Internet Movie Database
                    Movie Review Query Engine

     MUSIC

          Music Awards
                     
Grammy Awards - Presented annually to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences
                     Country Music Awards - Presented annually for achievement in Country Music
                     Billboard Music Awards - Recognizes the year's artists and songs based on Billboards's weekly charts
                     World Music Awards - Presented annually to the world's top-selling recording artists

             Opera
                     Opera America - the nonprofit service organization for opera - leads and serves the entire opera community,                           supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera.
                     OperaGlass - Here you can get detailed information on many operas, plus pictures, background information,                           and more.
                     Operabase - Includes tools for operagoers and performance data from autumn 2003 to present.

               

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