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Libraries

SuperSearch Interlibrary Loan: A virtual library catalog for folks with library cards for any library in the North Bay Cooperative.
Worldcat.org: Quick search of thousands of libraries worldwide that participate in the OCLC service.
Melvyl: The combined catalog for the University of California campuses statewide.
CalCat: All California public libraries and selected academic and corporate libraries that participate in the OCLC service.
Santa Rosa Junior College Library
Sonoma State University: How to get a Sonoma State library card if you're not a Sonoma State student
UC Berkeley's Pathfinder: Search Berkeley's Pathfinder library catalog.
California State Library
California Library Directory: Contact information for any library in California from the State Library. With links to the State Library's catalog, and other CSL information.
Library of Congress: Links to the American Memory Project, the Thomas government web site and our nation's premier research library.
LibWeb: Library WWW sites

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Book Tours & Readings

Copperfield's Bookstores: Their schedule of events & readings is available from a link on the left.
Events Central: From the Northern California Booksellers Association website - links to many local bookstores and their events calendars.

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Bookstores & Booksellers Online

Local Sonoma County Bookstores

Booksense: A place to search for and order books from your local independent bookstore. Sponsored by the American Bookseller's Association, you can enter your zip code to find the nearest participating store, or enter the name of your favorite bookstore to see if they participate. See what's a bestseller at the independant bookstores.
Copperfield's Bookstores: Local independently owned bookstores in Sonoma County; information on readings and other events, staff picks and featured items.
Toyon Books: Local independently owned bookstore in Healdsburg.

Other Northern California and general bookstores

Bookfinder.com: This is the mother lode - this search engine searches multiple booksellers and book listing services ( here's a list), and it provides a fast and informative way to search for used, rare and out of print books across multiple services, all under one clean and useful interface. Their database includes new books, and university press books at cost.
Cody's Books: 30% discount on books listed on the Northern California Independent Bookseller's Bestseller List.
A Different Light: Specializes in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and feminist books.
"M" is for Mystery, San Mateo: Specializes in mystery books with emphasis on first and fine editions, and current signed books.
Moe's Bookstore: A treasure trove; subject lists of used/antiquarian books available for searching.
Northern California Booksellers Association: Extensive links to local booksellers, lots of information for booksellers and book buyers. Also the former home of Holt Uncensored Pat Holt's column on books, authors and publishing. Besides the archives of her bi-weekly column, there are letters from readers and the ongoing spoof of the book industry, "Remainders of the Day."

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Online Specialty Booksellers

ABE (Advanced Book Exchange): Online clearinghouse for used, rare and antiquarian books.
Bookfinder: Free searching service that looks for new, used, rare, and difficult to find books by searching the lists of smaller specialty booksellers.
BookWeb: The homepage resource for Booksellers from the American Bookseller Association.
Boston Books: Wonderful selection of used and antiquarian books. Very good selection of older and historic titles in Women's Studies and the history of feminism.

Powell's Books, Portland OR: Large large selection, lower shipping costs than other stores, and you are supporting one of the best browsing bookstores in the world. Interesting staff reviews online.
The Special Needs Project: Online bookseller with reviews on topics from aging to Down syndrome, epilepsy and vision problems. Many titles in Spanish.

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Online Superstores

Book Reviews

NoveList: This database includes book reviews, book lists, and discussion guides for adult and children's fiction. (You need your Sonoma County Library card number to use this from outside the library.)
Magazine Articles: This database contains the full-text of book reviews from a wide variety of general periodicals and specialty journals, including library journals. Use "book review" as one of your search terms. (You need your Sonoma County Library card number to use this from outside the library.)
Newspaper Articles: This database contains the full-text of book reviews from a newspapers including the Press Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, and New York Times. Use an author name or a book title in your search. (You need your Sonoma County Library card number to use this from outside the library.)
Fearless Reviews: Independent reviews from independent booksellers and their friends. All subjects are reviewed but there is a special emphasis on spirituality.
The Millions Blog: Reviews and remarks on books and publishing, along with many links to other literary blogs.
The Threepenny Review: Wonderful original criticism, fiction, poetry, memoir, and essays, with an archive of articles from past issues.
Amazon.com: The most comprehensive collection of online reviews of current titles, varying widely in quality.
BookBrowser: More than 1,500 book reviews in all genres, this online magazine features Reading Lists which contain lists of Series and Sequels ("what comes next" lists for popular authors) and advice on what to read based on what you already like - this reader's advisory service is created by librarians.
BookWire: Links to excerpts from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Literary Marketplace and book reviews from literary journals.
Boston Book Review: Online reviews.
Boston Globe Book Reviews: Online archive of reviews that have appeared in the Boston Globe for the past year searchable by genre (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, commentary).
New York Review of Books: Search selected articles from the archives from 1995 to the present, but full text archives for the years from 1963 are currently being built, and you can go in and explore.
New York Times Book Reviews: Excerpts from the daily reviews and Sunday Book Review, often with links to first chapters, provided by the publisher.

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Children's Literature

Children's Literature: Monthly newsletter edited by librarians now online, with reviews of other media as well.
The Children's Literature Web Guide: Reviews and info on Children's Literature.

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Publishers & Catalogs

American Association of University Presses: The combined catalogs of AAUP members.
Publishers' Catalogs Homepage: Links to many presses.
Publist.com - Periodical Directory: An online source of international periodical information, drawn from publications such as Ulrich's and claiming to be more timely.

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