Best Books of 2008

And now for the final post in a three-part blog series on the best of 2008... you love 'em, we love 'em, it's what libraries have always been about (and will always be about) ... books.

1. The Young Adult Library Services Association (the teen section of the American Library Association) has a website filled to the brim with booklists of all kinds. You can find award winners, teen choice winners, graphic novel lists, popular paperbacks, etc. Here is the 2008 Best Books for Young Adults list.

2. Teen Reads is a website that is essential to visit if you love teen books. The staff of Teen Reads compiled their list of Best Books of 2008. Right now they are also having a vote for the Teen Choice Best Books of 2008. Visit their website to vote and click here to see the list of books that others teens from around the world have nominated. (Voting ends January 31st... so hurry!)

3. Reading Rants is a fabulous website devoted to "out of the ordinary" teen book choices. You can spend hours discovering all the booklists they have on their site! Here's the Top Ten from 2008.

Here are some lists of good books not just from 2008:
Teen Read's Ultimate Teen Reading List
1000 Novels You Must Read

Coming soon, the Hauppauge Library will have a new and improved booklist section for teens on our Teen Frequency website. We're working tirelessly on updating our booklists and converting them from the old-fashioned paper pamphlets (that you could only enjoy if you were physically in the library) to cyber-space versions that you can access from anywhere.