LibGuides: Reading Room: Home

The Reading Room

Let us help you find a good book or connect with your fellow readers.

Suggestions from library staff at all of our locations. Browse through to see our favorite reads or subscribe for daily recommendations.

Your Next Great Read

Stop by any of our locations to get reading recommendations in person or find Your Next Great Read on Facebook and Instagram Thursday afternoons between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Read-Alikes: NoveList Plus

Find fiction and nonfiction read-alikes for all ages, plus book lists, full-text reviews, and discussion guides. Requires library card--click here to get a card.

Community Groups

Choose from a variety of community book discussion groups and activity groups that meet at our libraries.

Books in a Bag

Fantastic selections for book groups, hand picked by our expert staff.

We recommend:

Audio and eBooks

Downloadable ebooks & audiobooks from Overdrive
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
Streaming movie/TV, music, ebooks and audiobooks. Parents switch to Kids Mode for child-friendly content.

Magazines and News

New York Times Digital Access
Enjoy digital content from the New York Times. Follow the instructions on the page link.

Enjoy digital content from the New York Times. Access depends on whether you are within the library building or accessing from home. Follow the instructions on the page
https://research.boulderlibrary.org/eCollections/eMag
Wall Street Journal
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.
Consumer Reports
Available as content from the magazine and buying guide. Note that this is not the website, ConsumerReports.org. Search specific issues or product reviews.
Access World News
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
Over 3,000 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.