The Reading Room
Let us help you find a good book or connect with your fellow readers.
Book Lists
These staff recommendations are a great place to find some reading inspiration.
Book Lists for Kids
Just for kids! Lists curated by our Youth Services team.
Books in a Bag
Fantastic selections for book groups, hand picked by our expert staff.
Community Groups
Book discussion groups and activity groups hosted by community members that meet at our libraries or online.
NoveList Plus
This library resource provides read-alikes for all ages, plus book lists, full-text reviews, and discussion guides. Requires library card--click here to get a card.
SciFri Book Club
A science-related book club hosted by the people who produce the Science Friday public radio show.
Staff Picks
Our favorite reads! Subscribe to the Staff Picks Blog for recommendations from staff at all locations, or browse our picks directly in the library catalog.
Your Next Great Read
Stop by any of our locations to get reading recommendations in person or let us help you find Your Next Great Read on Facebook and Instagram, most Thursday afternoons between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Source
This library resource contains a rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as literary forms, movements and techniques. Requires library card--click here to get a card.
We recommend:
Audio and eBooks
- Downloadable ebooks & audiobooks from Overdrive This link opens in a new window
Libby, by OverDrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby
If you currently use the legacy OverDrive app and need assistance, visit https://help.overdrive.com. - Hoopla This link opens in a new window
• eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV, music & magazines
• Limit: 4 items per month
• Loan period varies by format
• Boulder County patrons only
Hoopla is a pay per use model (the library pays for each check-out). You may encounter the following message:
"The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight."…what does that mean?"
The library has placed monthly spending caps on the hoopla to moderate spending our allocated funds. Once the daily cap has been reached no patrons may check anything else out for the day. This only means you have to wait until the daily limit is reset which occurs at midnight MST.
Magazines and News
- Washington Post REMOTE ACCESS This link opens in a new window
Enjoy remote access to The Washington Post website and app (requires login). The mobile app is available for Android and Apple devices.
When accessing remotely, outside of the library, you can activate a 7-day pass. Offsite access requires the creation of a Washington Post account using a valid email address. After seven days, you will need to re-authenticate your access to the Washington Post. - Washington Post IN LIBRARY ACCESS This link opens in a new windowEnjoy unlimited access to the Washington Post while visiting any library branch. For remote access, please use the link above.
- New York Times Remote Access This link opens in a new window
Enjoy digital content from the New York Times. Click here for redemption code you can use for unlimited 72-hour access to the New York Times online.
Once you redeem this code, please sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com using a valid email address. Click "Register Now" to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, or, if you already have a NY Times account, log in. Return here any time to renew your free 72-hour access. - New York Times IN LIBRARY ACCESS This link opens in a new windowEnjoy unlimited access to the New York Times while in the library. NOTE: You must still register with an email address and password to access the New York Times but will have unlimited access while in the library when you do so. For remote access, you must redeem a pass code from the library and also log in using your NYT credentials.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere with your library card.
1. NOTE: You must first login to your library account https://boulder.flatironslibrary.org/MyAccount/Home
2. Then click on the link or logo to create your WSJ account and you can start using wsj.com immediately. If you already have a WSJ account, please simply sign in with that account.
Your access will be available for 3 days. Come back as often as you like for an additional 3 days of access and login as an existing user with your WSJ account.
NOTE: Patrons are NOT permitted to share their WSJ accounts with any other person whatsoever. Any violation of this will result in termination of their account and the library will lose access to WSJ. Please respect the WSJ copyrights. - Daily Camera Collection This link opens in a new window
Explore Boulder history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Camera Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content published only online.
Choose IMAGE edition for full color replica. Choose TEXT edition for indexed searching by headline, byline, etc.
Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. - Access World News/NewsBank This link opens in a new window
World and local newspapers, including Daily Camera, Denver Post and Rocky Mtn. News. Includes over 3,000 dailies in the USA and over 6,000 resources from around the world.
- OverDrive Magazines This link opens in a new window
Over 5,000 titles, including top titles like: US Weekly, National Geographic,
New Yorker, Vanity Fair & Rolling Stone
All magazines are available as simultaneous use without circulation caps. Magazines do not count against your 6 items at one time for ebooks and audiobooks.