Book Recommendations
For All Ages
- Resources and Sustainability Bibliography, compiled by the staff of the Hawaii State Library.
For Children
- Major Resources:
- Children's Literature Web Guide courtesy of David K. Brown
- Novelist K-8: Fiction Resources for Grades K-8. (Click on EBSCO HOST, and then on NoveList.)
- Individual Awards and Lists:
- Awards, Notables, Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
- Children's Book Council
- John Newbery Medal courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
- Nene Award: chosen by the children of Hawaii
- Read Across America
- Randolph Caldecott Medal courtesy of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
For Young Adults
- IT's Alive @ the Library! Bibliography Suggestions compiled by HSPLS Young Adult librarians.
- YALSA's Booklists courtesy of the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association
For Adults
- Major Resources:
- Novelist Fiction Advisory: Find a Really Good Book. (Click on EBSCO HOST, and then on NoveList.)
- Barnes and Noble Top 100: check out what B&N customers are buying. Updated daily.
- Construction Books @ Your Library: a booklist of materials purchased through a multi-year grant from the Building Industry and Labor Industry of Hawaii (BILA) through the Hawaii Library Foundation.
- Energy Resources Collection: a booklist of materials purchased through a multi-year grant from HEI Charitable Foundation and Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) through the Hawaii Library Foundation.
- Hot Picks by the Hawaii State Public Library System