Best Bets
Read
Love books? So do we. Check out these reading recommendations from library staff.
We Recommend...
- In the News
- Library Staff Picks
- Kelly Strom’s Picks
- Books Recommended by the News-Gazette
- NY Times Fiction Best Sellers
- NY Times Nonfiction Best Sellers
Best Bets by topic
- New Mysteries
- Employment Resources
- Care Partner Resources
- Ho Ho Holiday Homicides
- Top Fantasy & Sci-Fi reads
- True Crime
- National Book Award for Fiction
- National Book Award for Nonfiction
- African American Authors
- Adulting 101
- LGBT Fiction
- Great Classics
- Garden Fresh Cooking
- Global Cooking
- Summer Loving
Watch
Check out these recommended movies and television shows:
- Book-to-Movie Adaptations
- Upcoming Movies
- Bingeworthy TV
- Ebertfest Films
- Favorite Sports Films
- Comic Book Characters on Blu-ray
- Star Wars
Listen
Check out these staff picks of recommended songs and albums:
Have you tried Hoopla?
Champaign cardholders get free access to download or stream movies, TV shows & music albums using Hoopla. Here are some suggestions:
Watch
- Just Added to Hoopla
- Book to Film
- Health and Fitness
- Based on a True Story
- Oscar Winners and Nominees
- Musicals
- PBS
- Shakespeare Collection
- Travel
Listen
- 2018 Country Music Award Nominees
- 2018 American Music Award Winners
- Fitness and Workout Music
- 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
- Broadway Musicals
- Emerging Artists
- Music From Movies and TV
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