Need Reading Recommendations?
- Talk to library staff: In-person, by phone, or email
- Visit NoveList Plus
- Checkout Bestsellers Lists
- Take a Look at the Book Group Toolkit
- Booklist Reader – Opinion, news, and lists from the book people at Booklist, Book Links, and Booklist Online
- Litlovers.com – Recent, ongoing and all-time favorites for discussion, 20-30 on each list
- Reading Group Choices – Selects discussable books and suggests discussion topics for reading groups
- ReadingGroup Guides – Search for guides by author, title, theme etc.
For the Beanstack Website:
- Go to solanolibrary.beanstack.org
- Select “register an individual or family” (readers 13 and older can self-register with their own user name)
- If registering as a family, begin by selecting “I am registering myself”
- Fill in the required information for an adult account and create a password for the account, then select “continue”. Follow the prompts to add another reader.
- Enroll in the reading program.
- Select your name or “switch readers” in the upper right hand corner. Select “return to this program” under the reading program.
- Select “Log Reading and Activities” in the upper left hand corner.
- To record activities, select “Complete an Activity”, select the reading prompt and record the title of the book you finished. Click save.
For the Beanstack App:
- Download and launch the Beanstack tracker app from the Apple App Store or Anroid Play Store.
- Select Solano County Library
- If Registering as a family, start with an adult account, and follow prompts to add other readers
- Fill in the required information and create a password for the account, then select “Continue”. Follow the prompts to add another reader.
- Enroll in the reading program.
- Tap on the + icon at the bottom of the screen and select “Log Reading and Activities”.
- To record activities, select “Complete an Activity”, select the reading prompt and record the title of the book you finished. Click save.