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Staff Picks

When you don't know what to read, try a staff pick. This list is a great way to find recommended fiction, non-fiction and movies.  The list links directly to the catalog making requesting the book a snap!
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Staff Picks
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Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America, and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.


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NPR Books we Love --Perfect place to get a great recommendation!


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​The best books on everything


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Join us on GoodReads.  GoodReads is an online social resources for readers.  Once you sign up, friend the Westwood Library to share your favorite reads with us and vice versa.  Great resource for finding great reads.


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Shelf Awareness is a free e-newsletter about books and the book industry. What's hot, What's got buzz.

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News for Collection Development and Readers Advisory Librarians

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We always have copies of the latest issue available for free in the Lobby.  If you want to look at the latest issue (or past issues) click HERE


Recommendations - Top 10 (under construction)

Quick lists of recommended movies, books for different moods, occasions.  Can you ever have enough suggestions?
Top 10

Westwood Public Library 

49 Park Ave
Westwood, NJ 07675