The Library subscribes to research databases containing trusted information not available on the Internet.

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	Biography In Context – author biographies
	BookFlix - An award-winning online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to cultivate a love of reading and learning.
	eBooks & eAudiobooks - Download OverDrive eBooks from the Serra Digital Download Library to your computer, eReader or smart device. Recently published biography, business, mystery, fiction and nonfiction bestsellers are in our  collection. Downloadable classic titles are in the Always Available collection. More eBooks are added each month!
	General Reference Center Gold – search for author interviews and book reviews in general interest magazines and newspapers
	Literature Criticism Online – critical essays on the works of today's novelists, poets, playwrights and other creative writers
	NoveList Plus – find a great read (fiction or nonfiction) as well as professional book reviews, discussion topics and lists of award winners
	NoveList K-8 – kindergartners through eighth-graders can find a great read here
	ProQuest – search for author interviews and book reviews in The New York Times Book Review and other major newspapers

Access via the links at the bottom of the Library catalog search screen:

• award winners
• current New York Times bestsellers
• current Los Angeles Times bestsellers

The following are external sites that are not maintained by the Carlsbad City Library.

• Literary criticism – resources from the Internet Public Library
• Fantastic Fiction – find all titles by author or series; includes summaries
• Booklists from Morton Grove Public Library's Webrary; listed by genre or type
• What's Next? – lists titles in series order
• Project Gutenberg – download the full text of books and essays
• Alex Catalogue – public domain documents and essays; American and English literature and Western philosophy
• Library of Congress Read – online texts, reading lists, author webcasts and more
• The Millions – articles about books, arts and culture

Search in the Library catalog for terms such as:

• literary criticism
• Masterplots
• Cliffs Notes
• Harold Bloom – Bloom's guides to literature
• Shakespeare criticism – interpretation, discussion of themes and characters
• drama criticism – literary criticism of plays

Plays, poems and essays are often difficult to find using the Library catalog because they appear in multi-author compilations. For help finding these works, contact a librarian.