Readers' Advisory and Programming
Peace Library System libraries have 2 tools available to them to create their own reading recommendation graphics, lists, and displays:
- LibraryAware - LibraryAware continuously releases reading recommendation graphics based on pop culture and the time of the year that you can take as they are or change to better target your patrons.
- NoveList - NoveList creates read-alike lists for popular series, as well as title read alikes, author read alikes, and series read alikes for each title you look up, and allows you to search for books based on what appeals to patrons.
There are also a lot of blogs, publications, and social media accounts sharing recommendations that can give you some ideas. This is a great way to promote your in-house collection, offer reading recommendations to those who cannot get into your library for whatever reason, and give your patrons some reading options while they wait for highly demanded titles.
- 2020 Canadian Fiction
- 2020 Debut Authors
- 2020 Fall Releases
- Aboriginal Veterans Day
- Activism in Fiction
- Afrofuturism & Afrofantasy
- Alternate History
- Amish Romances
- Astrophysics
- Bad Bugs & Virus Hunters
- Baking Books
- Balletomania
- Best of the Discworld
- Best of Stephen King
- Books & Gamers Collide
- Books About Baking
- Books About Books
- Books for Self Help
- Books for October
- Books Set in the Desert
- Books to Make You Laugh
- Books Under 200 Pages
- Bridgerton
- Canadian Historical Fiction
- Can't Get Enough of "The Mirror and The Light"?
- Celebrity Biographies and Memoirs
- Chick Lit Romances
- Children's Books on OverDrive & Tumble
- Chilly Fantasies
- Classic Adult Fantasies
- Classic Mysteries for Adults
- Clean Romance
- Coping
- Cozy Mysteries for Gentle Readers
- Craft & Hobby Books
- Debunking Fake News
- Diverse Romances
- Epistolary Novels
- Escapist Fantasy
- Fandoms & Conventions in Fiction
- Fiction for Foodies
- Flappers & Prohibition
- For Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- For Fans of Cinderella
- For Fans of Disney Classics
- For Fans of Enola Holmes
- For Fans of Gothic
- For Fans of Harry Potter
- For Fans of Haunted House Stories
- For Fans of Iconic Villains
- For Fans of Jane Austen
- For Fans of Lovecraft Country
- For Fans of Mulan
- For Fans of Mythology
- For Fans of Percy Jackson
- For Fans of Royalty
- For Fans of Sherlock Holmes
- For Fans of The Hate U Give
- For Fans of The Hunger Games
- For Fans of The Malazan Empire
- For Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- For Fans of the Weird & Unforgettable
- For Fans of the Weird & Unexplained
- For Fans of Westworld
- Gardening
- Get Business Savvy
- Get Organized
- Ghost Stories
- Girls & Women in STEM
- Graphic Novel Adaptations for Teens
- Graphic Novels & Comics for Adults
- Halloween
- Have You Read "the Keepers"?
- Hidden Gems on cloudLibrary
- Hidden Gems on OverDrive
- Historical Mysteries
- Holiday Romances
- Hygge
- Indigenous Peoples Day
- Indigenous Voices
- Jewish Voices
- Keeping the Kids Busy
- Keeping Up with Outlander
- Kids Solving Mysteries
- Laugh It Up
- Long Books
- Love Yourself
- Man vs. Nature
- MG Adventures Starter Pack
- MG Books to Read This Holiday Season
- MG Books with Dragons
- MG & YA Historical Fiction
- MG & YA Magical Schools
- MG & YA Space
- Moody & Atmospheric Thrillers
- Mothers Day Novels & Memoirs
- Mysteries
- Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction
- Oprah's Book Club
- Orange Shirt Day
- PD for Library Staff
- Poetry Month
- Political Thrillers
- Read A Challenged Book
- Read the West
- Read with PRIDE
- Reading Life
- Real-Life Mysteries
- Recent Historical Fiction
- Remembrance Day
- Reese's Book Club
- Regency Romances
- Road Tripping
- Russian History
- Series Concluding in 2020
- Series to Binge
- Skulls and Snakes
- Social Justice
- Space...the Final Frontier
- Stand Alone Fantasies
- Star Wars
- Time-Slip Romance
- Titles About Tech
- Top 10 YA Titles on OverDrive
- Top 10 Adult Titles on OverDrive
- Travel to Ireland
- Travel to Scotland
- True Crime
- Tudormania
- Unreliable Narrators
- US History
- V for Vendetta
- Vampires
- Western Romance
- When Villains Get A Voice
- While You Wait for "Anxious People"
- While You Wait for "City of Girls"
- While You Wait for "How to Be an Antiracist"
- While You Wait for "Mexican Gothic"
- While You Wait for "Wonder Woman 1984"
- Winter Cooking
- Winter Reads
- Witty & Heartwarming
- Women in Non-Fiction
- Written in Verse
- WWI Historical Fiction
- YA Books with Music
- YA Carnival & Circus
- YA Cat & Mouse Chases
- YA Dragons
- YA During WWII
- YA Heists
- YA Horror
- YA Misfits
- YA New York Times Bestsellers of 2019
- YA Pirates & Sailors
- YA Retellings
- YA Witches & Magic
- YA & Adult Canadian Fiction
- YA & Adult Time Travel
- You've Watched the Witcher. Now what?
- 2020 Contemporary Romances
- 2020 & 2021 Enemies to Lovers
- 2021 Adult Debuts
- 2021 Beach Reads
- 2021 CanLit Releases
- 2021 Fiction: Canadian Literature
- 2021 Horror Releases
- 2021 Netflix Adaptations
- 2021 New Year - Uplifting
- 2021 Romance Releases
- 2021 Romance Releases #2
- 2021 YA Debuts
- Alien Encounters in Fiction
- Ancient Rome & Greece
- Anti-Doorstoppers
- Artsy Picture Books
- Asian American & Canadian Voices - Adult Books
- Asian American & Canadian Voices - YA Books
- Asian American & Canadian Voices - MG Books
- Ask the Experts
- Audiobooks: Where to Start?
- Author Collabs
- Bad Science
- Beer & Brewing
- Behind the Scenes of TV
- Bitcoin
- Boarding Schools
- Book Club Best Bets
- Book Hype
- Books About Archaeology
- Books About the Climate Crisis
- Books About the Human Body
- Books About the Human Mind
- Books About the Olympics
- Books About the Opioid Crisis
- Books Being Adapted
- Books for Grammar Nerds
- Books to Celebrate Hanukkah
- BookTok Buzz
- Break History
- Cake Decorating
- Canada Reads
- Canadian Cookbooks
- Canadian Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Canadian True Crime
- Canadian Voices Across Genres
- Canning and Preserving
- Celebrating Irish Literature
- Chaos on the Sea
- Chess Master
- Christian Fiction Set in Biblical Times
- Christmas Baking
- Christmas Chills
- Christmas Crafting
- Christmas RomComs
- Christmas Weddings
- Chronic Illness Representation
- Climate Fiction
- Codebreakers in WWII
- Comfort Food
- Comics for Kids
- Coming of Age Novels
- Contemporary Fantasies
- Cozy Mysteries
- Cricut Machines
- Disability Experience
- Discover the Grishaverse
- Diverse Families
- Diverse Fantasies
- Domestic Thrillers
- Dyslexia Awareness Month: Kids & Teens
- Earth Day for Adults
- Essay Collections (New & Forthcoming)
- Explore Nature
- Fairies
- Fake Dating (2021 & 2021 Releases)
- Family History & Mystery
- Family Sagas
- Female Warriors
- Fiction for Fans of True Crime
- Fiction Inspired Cookbooks
- Floral Arrangements
- For Fans of Animated Films
- For Fans of Beach Read
- For Fans of Beauty & the Beast
- For Fans of Beloved Romcoms
- For Fans of Bridgerton
- For Fans of Elin Hilderbrand
- For Fans of Firefly Lane
- For Fans of Frankenstein
- For Fans of Genre Bending
- For Fans of Julia Quinn
- For Fans of Kate Quinn
- For Fans of K-Pop
- For Fans of Louis L'Amour
- For Fans of Louise Penny
- For Fans of Noir
- For Fans of Princess Diaries
- For Fans of Robin Hood
- For Fans of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- For Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid
- For Fans of Ted Lasso
- For Fans of The Bachelor & The Bachelorette
- For Fans of The Great British Bake Off
- For Fans of The Kiss Quotient
- For Fans of The Umbrella Academy
- For Fans of Theatre
- For Fans of Wanda Vision
- Forbidden Love
- Funny Valentine
- Gardeners in Fiction
- Gardening for Beginners
- Genealogy Research
- Gentle Reads Starter Pack
- Get Ready for Olympic Gold
- Golden Age of Hollywood
- Graphic Novel Memoirs and Biographies for Teens
- Halloween Non-Fiction
- Haunted House Stories
- Heartwarming & Hopeful
- Highlanders & Lairds
- Hockey
- Indigenous Reads for Kids & Teens
- Indigenous Voices to Try in 2021
- Inspired by Podcasts
- International YA
- June is PRIDE
- Kids Read Canadian
- Kombucha
- Kwanzaa
- Learn Calligraphy
- Learn How to Journal
- LGBTQIA+ History
- LGBTQIA+ Non-Fiction
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Dystopians, Thrillers & Mysteries
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Fantasy
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Graphic Novels
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Historical Fiction
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Horror
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Middle Grade
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Retellings
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Romances
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in Sci-Fi
- Librarians in Fiction
- Live Like the French
- Lives of Writers
- Loki
- Lost in Space
- Loved "A Court of Thorns and Roses?" Try these!
- Magazines for Hobbies
- Magical Reads for Everyone
- Meal Prep
- Memoirs & Biographies (New and Forthcoming)
- Middle Grade Fiction for Gamers
- Middle Grade Mermaid Tales
- Midnight Mass
- Modern Macrame
- Mysteries & Thrillers from Authors of Colour
- NeoWesterns
- Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
- Novels Set in the Age of Sail
- Novels Set in the Renaissance
- Ocean Picture Books
- Old Hollywood Glamour & Intrigue
- Orange Shirt Day
- OverDrive
- Paranormal Reads
- Physical Health
- Picture Books: Artists
- Picture Books: Dinosaurs
- Picture Books: New Canadian Autumn 2021
- Picture Books: Non-Fiction
- Picture Books: Remembrance Day
- Picture Books: Trailblazers
- Picture Books in the Great Outdoors
- Pies
- Plus Size Character Representation
- Postmodern Picture Books
- Prisoner of War Escape Stories
- Protests & Civil Unrest
- Queen Victoria and Her Family
- Read Alikes for "The Stand"
- Relax
- Retelling: Monsters of Literature
- Rich People Problems
- Rick Riordan Imprint
- Royal Reads
- Say "I Do" to These Books
- Scam Artists & Con Men
- Sci Fi Thrillers
- Seaside Stories
- Senior Protagonists
- Series Concluding in 2021
- Small Town Thrillers
- Social Justice Storytime
- Sports Romance
- Star Crossed Lovers
- Stories for the Seasons: Summer
- Stories for the Seasons: Autumn
- Stories of Rare Books
- Summer Screams
- Sustainable Living
- Swashbuckling Reads
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- Tales of the Witch Hunts
- The Climate Crisis
- The Wheel of Time
- Tone: Darkly Humourous
- Translated into English
- True Crime (2020 & 2021 Releases)
- Twilight Zone
- Upcycling
- Vegan and Vegetarian Cookbooks
- Weird World of Genetics
- What We Do In The Shadows
- While You Wait for "His Dark Materials" Season 3
- While You Wait for "Malibu Rising"
- While You Wait for "The Body Keeps The Score"
- While You Wait for "The Four Winds"
- While You Wait for "The Lost Apothecary"
- While You Wait for "The Midnight Library"
- While You Wait for "The Personal Librarian"
- Who Wants to Live Forever?
- Winter Reads
- WWI Historical Fiction
- YA Anthologies
- YA Contemporary Romances
- YA Dark Academia
- YA Dealing with Bullies
- YA French Revolution
- YA Historical Fiction
- YA Holiday Stories
- YA Homeschoolers' Lives
- YA Novels with Neurodivergent Representation
- YA Sibling Rivalries
- YA Sporty Reads
- YA Westerns
- Zero to Hero
- 1970s Historical Fiction
- 2021 Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table
- 2021 Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table - For Kids
- 2022 Beach Reads
- 2022 True Crime
- About Your Brain
- Air Fryer Favorites
- Alexander the Great
- Armchair Travel
- Australian Literature
- Autistic Kids' Lives
- Band of Brothers
- Black History Month - Black Canadian Authors
- Black History Month - Non-Fiction Ages 9-12
- Books About the Titanic
- Books Set in Antarctica
- Books with Book Clubs
- BookTok Recommends
- Bourdain
- Breakfast & Brunch
- Candle Making
- Captivating Memoirs
- Card Making
- Caribbean Fiction
- Carnival Horror
- Celebrate January Birthdays
- Chocolate
- Christian Romance
- Climate Justice for Young Readers
- cloudLibrary - Christian Fiction eBooks
- cloudLibrary - Historical Fiction eAudiobooks
- cloudLibrary - Humorous eAudiobooks
- cloudLibrary - Juvenile Comics & Graphic Novels
- cloudLibrary - Self-Help eAudiobooks
- cloudLibrary - Teen Fantasy eAudiobooks
- cloudLibrary - Thriller eAudiobooks
- cloudLibrary - Western eBooks
- Contemporary Retellings of Classic Literature
- COVID-19
- Culinary History
- D-Day
- Deep Dives
- Digital Citizenship
- DIY - Do It Yourself
- Embroidery
- Fake Dating
- Fantasy Graphic Novels for Older Kids
- Fiction by Celebrities
- Fin-Tastic Reads
- For Fans of Anne of Green Gables
- For Fans of Christina Lauren
- For Fans of Circe
- For Fans of Colson Whitehead
- For Fans of Crusader Kings
- For Fans of Dog Man
- For Fans of Emma
- For Fans of Euphoria
- For Fans of Heartstopper
- For Fans of Jane Eyre
- For Fans of Liane Moriarty
- For Fans of Little Women
- For Fans of Nora Roberts
- For Fans of Pride & Prejudice
- For Fans of Shadow & Bone
- For Fans of Star Wars
- For Fans of The Matrix
- For Fans of The Time Traveler's Wife
- For Fans of Under the Banner of Heaven
- For Fans of Yellowjackets
- Get Smart About Money
- Grammy 2022 Nominees
- Groundhog Day
- Historical Fiction - Alberta
- Historical Fiction for Black History Month
- Historical Fiction for Older Kids
- Historical True Crime
- Hugo Awards (2022 Best Novel Nominees)
- Human Ancestors
- Imaginary Friends
- Inside TV
- Inventors & Inventions
- Kindred Spirits
- King Tut for Kids
- Learn About Censorship
- Leveled Readers
- Lost in Space
- Made in Alberta
- Meal Prep Ideas
- Military Thrillers
- New Canadian Non-Fiction
- New LGBTQ+ Romance
- New Novellas (2020 & 2021)
- Novels of Irish History
- Oscar Nominees 2022
- Parallel Universes
- Paranormal Cozies
- Peter Pan
- Picture Books: Airplanes
- Picture Books: Artsy
- Picture Books: Best Friends
- Picture Books: Birds & Birdwatching
- Picture Books: Books About Bodies
- Picture Books: Cats
- Picture Books: Celebrate Summer
- Picture Books: Celebrating Chinese New Year
- Picture Books: Chickens
- Picture Books: Easter Bunnies
- Picture Books: Empathy & Kindness
- Picture Books: Flowers
- Picture Books: Get Well Soon
- Picture Books: In The Garden
- Picture Books: Love Stories for Little Ones
- Picture Books: Princess Stories
- Picture Books: Stories About Ramadan
- Picture Books: Stories of Gratitude
- Picture Books: Valentine's Day
- Piracy
- Polar Exploration
- Popular Manga
- Read A Challenged Book
- Real-Life Spy Stories
- Retellings - Alice in Wonderland
- Rhyming Picture Books
- Road Trip Reads
- Rockstar Reads
- Second Chance Romance
- Secret Societies
- Self-Help for Teens
- Sleeping Beauty Retellings
- Snow White Retellings
- Solitude & Retreat
- Sports Stars
- Stephen King Shorts
- Summer Secrets
- Survival Stories
- The Dark Knight - Graphic Novels
- The Renaissance
- Treasure Hunting
- Vacation Interrupted
- Weddings & Romance
- While You Wait for "Atomic Habits"
- While You Wait for "Five Little Indians"
- While You Wait for "Interview with the Vampire"
- While You Wait for "The Henna Artist"
- X-Files Readalikes
- YA All-Star Authors
- YA Graphic Memoirs
- YA Life After High School
- YA New Historical Fiction
- YA Only 90s Kids Remember
- YA Quick Reads for Teens
- YA Vengeance is Mine
Any questions can be directed to Meagan McNaney or Jill Kergan.
Programming Ideas
The following includes links to already-existing pages on the web with ideas and instructions for programs for patrons of all ages and demographics. We hope these will help you get fresh ideas for programs and to adapt and build upon the other great work libraries are already doing!