Harrison Memorial Library

Books & Libraries

Search the Library Catalog - Search the library's holdings, find reviews of books owned by the library, and browse reading and bestseller lists, all in one place.
Check Out Our New Books - updated weekly.
Novels set in Carmel
Carmel Area Authors

Books and Literature Databases - You will need your library card to use these

Book Index with Reviews - Reviews of books, videos, and music CDs.
Books and Authors - Recommended titles and plot summaries. A reader's service to help you find books based on your preferences or to find books similar to others you have liked.
Literature Resource Center - Biography, literary criticism and reviews on writers.
Novelist Plus-- Information on thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles. Subject access, reviews, annotations, author read-alikes, book discussion guides and more. Helps you find fiction and nonfiction choices by names, plots, keywords or authors. Also current news and information about new books and publishing.

Resources for Readers

Authors of Monterey Bay
Book Club recommendations - from our librarians
Bookspot - Bestsellers, genre fiction, literary prizewinners.
Cliffs Notes - Study guides covering hundreds of literary classics.
Indie Bound - Independent booksellers bestsellers list
Lists of Bests: Book Lists - Many '100 best' lists plus award winners in dozens of categories.
Major Literary Awards - from BookSpot
New York Times Book Pages - Read book reviews online, look at the bestseller lists.
Overbooked - Specializes in literary and genre fiction information, lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books, and hot lists of hard cover American fiction releases.
Reading Group Guides - Find discussion guides for many book club selections.
Reviews of Books.com - Very busy site, with lots of reviews of books published after 2002. Lengthy reviews from major newspapers.

Find Books

Addall - Compare prices from 41 online book dealers.
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Borders - Online bookstores. Features include book reviews and ratings.
Bibliofind - Amazon.com's used bookstore.
Bookfinder or AbeBooks or Alibris- All sites have new, used, rare and out of print books, including textbooks.
Downloadable E-Books - Use your Harrison Library card to download books to your computer.
Project Gutenberg - 25,000 free books online.

Indexes

California Fiction - An index to fiction for adults which takes place in California. Can be searched by author, title, locale, decade in which story takes place, and major characters. Maintained by the Los Angeles Public Library.
Inter-Play - an index of plays in collections, maintained by librarians at Portland State University
Short Story Index - find a short story in a collection, then check to see if your library owns it. Maintained by the Los Angeles Public Library.
Series and Sequels - Find the order of fiction series. Search by author, title, or character name. Maintained by the Los angles Public Library.
Series and Sequels, Juvenile - Series order for children's and young adult books. Maintained by the Mid-Continent Public Library.
Shakespeare Online - Full text of all the plays and poems, searchable.

Libraries

California Libraries Catalog - Search the catalogs of California libraries, including the libraries in our area.
Internet Public Library -Public library of and for the Internet community.
Library of Congress
MOBAC - A listing of libraries in the Monterey Bay Area and their websites
Public Libraries in California - Links to library homepages.
WorldCat - WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.