Don't Miss Lists
Looking for the popular Don't Miss Lists in LINKcat? They're back, with archives!
Online Resources
Core Collections
The Collections include books that are published or distributed in the United States and Canada and in print when the current H.W. Wilson Core Collection volume went to press. Original paperback editions and paperback reprints of some essential titles unavailable in hardcover are included.
EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost includes thousands of indexed magazines, many full-text, for over fifteen years. Magazine coverage ranges from the popular to the academic.
EBSCOhost eBooks (formerly NetLibrary)
The EBSCOhost eBooks collection (formerly NetLibrary) includes the searchable full text of over 8,000 online books. Fiction and nonfiction are included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library and Business Plans Handbook
Access popular multi-volume reference books, including Business Plans Handbook; Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law; Reference Guide to World Literature; Small Business Sourcebook; and more.
LISTA
A subset of the EBSCO family of databases related to Library and Information Studies.
Literary Reference Center
A full-text database combining information from many sources in one unique location. Plot summaries, articles, author biographies, book reviews, novels, literary journals, short stories, poems, and much more.
Literature Resource Center
This database will no longer be available after December 31, 2018.
Search the Literature Resource Center to find information about authors and their works. The Literature Resource Center covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers.
LitFinder
This resource was provided by the State of Wisconsin through BadgerLink and is no longer available. A new collection of resources from BadgerLink will be coming soon.
Includes thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays. Also includes biographies, work summaries, photos, and a glossary.
NoveList
Looking for something to read? NoveList has recommendations, reviews, plot summaries, and other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 meets all the fictional reading needs of kids (0-18) and includes picture books, chapter books, and young adult titles.
Wisconsin's Digital Library For Kids and Teens
Overdrive developed this new site just for Kids and Teens. It complements the main digital library site.
Wisconsin's Digital Library, Powered by Overdrive
Download audiobooks, eBooks, music and videos directly to your computer or for use with a variety of devices. Fiction and nonfiction are included, and many popular titles are available.
WorldCat
Worldcat is a database of millions of records describing books and other library materials from around the world. Use it to find items you are unable to find in LINKcat.
Books News
Upcoming Author Events
Enjoy Wisconsin Book Festival events all year round! Several incredible authors are headed your way in February, so make plans to join us.
C-Span2 BookTV Coverage of Wisconsin Book Festival
C-Span2 BookTV covered seven Wisconsin Book Festival events during our October 11-14 festival.
Wisconsin Book Festival
The Wisconsin Book Festival took place this past weekend from October 11-14, 2018, in and around Madison Public Library’s Central Library in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.