For Book Lovers
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Ready to curl up with a good book?
Patrons love Wright Library for many reasons, but the reason we hear most is that they love our collection of over 60,000 print books. Although there are thousands of eBook and audioBook titles too, sometimes it's nice to unplug.
Wright Library offers a variety of special services to put print books in the hands of our community.
- Start with a library card.
- Reserve an item - Learn how to get the title you want when it isn't available now.
- Wright to your Home - We offer home delivery for home-bound Oakwood residents.
- Get new and popular books more quickly with the Fast Reads Collection, located in our North Reading Room.
- Find the Book Peddler - This Mobile Library brings books to community events.
For more reading opportunities, see:
- Children's storytimes and Youth Book Recommendations
- Summer Reading Challenge (youth & adult)
- Winter Reading Challenge (adult)
Looking for book recommendations?
- Order a BookFlight - Librarians will hand-pick three (3) books for you based on your interests.
- Sign up for a library newsletter
- Wright Reads- Get monthly reading recommendations of the genres and subjects of your choice from the Wright Library collection.
- Wowbrary - weekly alerts on new and on-order bestselling books and movies.
- Join a Book Club - Find the perfect book club for you.
- Peruse the Booklist Reader magazine, full of book and audiobook recommendations for all ages. Pick up a free copy at the library or read Booklist Reader online.
- Diversify your Reading with reading lists highlighting a broad range of human experiences.
Or try using NoveList, a search tool with recommendations ("read-alikes") from librarians and book experts. Search by theme, genre, character types, time period, or by the title of another book you like.