• Independence Township Library
  • Independence Township Library

Welcome to the Clarkston Independence District Library (successor to the Independence Township Library)

Check out our Downloadable Books!

Library Hours

Mon-Wed 10am - 9pm
Thur-Sat 10am - 6pm
Sunday CLOSED
Easy Search:
Join our e-mail Book Clubs
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Book Clubs

Read books in your email. New books each week. Sample 2-3 chapters. Click Here

Best Sellers

NY Times Best Sellers
Los Angeles Times Best Sellers
USA Today Best-Selling Books
Chicago Tribune
San Francisco Chronicle 
Best Seller Almanac
Powells
Indebound-Indie Bestsellers List


Reading Groups

Book Clubs Resource – A Guide to Book Clubs & Reading Groups

Reading Group Choices – Favorite Books

Top 10 Reading Group Choices

Complete List of Oprah’s Book Club Selections

Overbooked – A Source for Omnivorous Readers Since 1994

Reading Group Center – The Book Club Source for Book Lovers

Reading Group Guides – Online Community for Reading Groups

Book Spot

Good Reads - Book Recommendations, Popular Lists, Quizzes, Quotes, Join  a Group

Library Thing - Catalog & Social Networking Site for Book Lovers

Reading Lists

Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century from the American Library Association

Fiction L Reading Lists – Morton Grove Public Library

Genre Fiction

Genrefluent – The World of Genre Fiction, Book Reviews of the Best Recent Novels in Various Fiction Genres

Overbooked – a Source for Omnivorous Readers Since 1994

Number One Site for African American Literature

Citizen Reader – Website Formerly Known as Nonfiction Readers Anonymous

Reading the Past:  News, Views, and Reviews of Historical Fiction

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books – Romance Novel Reviews

Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind – Blog about Crime Fiction

Stop You’re Killing Me – A Website to Die For…If You Love Mysteries

 

General

Early Word – Heads up!  Find Hidden Book Gems

Publishing

GalleyCat – Publishing News and Industry Gossip

Nathan Bransford – Literary Agent & Author Blog – tells how a book gets published, FAQ section on the writing process and publishing world…

Wild about Blogs

Bookgasm – Reading Material to Get Excited About

Papercuts – New York Times Editors Blog about Books, Book News and Opinions…

Beatrice – A Blog Introducing Readers to Writers Since 1995

Mostly Fiction Book Reviews – Online Blog Book Review Site

 

The Cozy Library:  Cozy reads, terrific story, happy ending.  NO explicit sex or violence.

Shelf Love – Live Mines & Duds:  The Reading Life

Reading Group Choices Blog

I Love a Good Mystery – A Canadian Blogger Reviews Books

Author Jen Lancaster’s Blog

Author Neil Gaiman’s Blog

Audio Book Reviews

KcRw – Community service of Santa Monica College, an NPR affiliate, presents Bookworm, showcasing writers of fiction and poetry.  Listen to their interviews.

The New York Times – Book Review Podcasts

 

  • From the Michigan eLibrary
    Reading Resources - Here you will find links to the following databases:
  •      *Bartleby, Great Books Online
  •      *Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
  •      *Michigan Authors & Illustrators
  •      *LibraryThing - catalog your own books
  •      *Netlibrary - over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics
  •      *NoveList - your guide to fiction
  •      *What's Next -helps you search for books in a series from Kent District Library

 

 
 
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