The following article was submitted by Emily Brandt, a Marketing Technician with the Manitowoc Public Library.
You’ve just finished reading (or listening) to an amazing book and all the other books on your “Must Read” list have been crossed off. Now what?
Maybe you have a go-to person who gives you recommendations or you may stop at your local library to chat with the staff there to see what they recommend (which we at MPL highly suggest you continue to do). But, what if you could have a newsletter sent straight to your email, tailored to your interests, that links straight to your local library’s catalog?
Have I got your attention yet? Let me tell you about this great new resource Manitowoc Public Library is taking advantage of—thanks to the generosity of Manitowoc-Calumet Library System—called NextReads.
Emily Brandt
When you sign up for NextReads, you will select as many topics/genres as you want that pique your interest. NextReads then curates a list based on your interests and sends you a newsletter each month for every genre you select. Each title in the newsletter then links directly back to our library’s catalog, where you can place a hold on that particular title. There are a number of established newsletters that you can request to receive, such as “Thrillers & Suspense,” “Audiobooks,” “Picture Books,” “Must Reads,” “New York Times Bestsellers,” and SO much more!
On occasion, you may even get recommendations for titles we don’t have. But don’t panic! You can easily request our library purchase this title, or get it from another library. You can do that by emailing us at mplservice@manitowoc.org, by calling 920-686-3010, or by filling out a Materials Request Form on our website: www.manitowoclibrary.org under Books & More > Materials Request Form).
Want in? Signing up is a breeze and can be done multiple ways! You can stop at our main Service Desk and fill out a flyer to have a staff member sign you up. You can click on the NextReads banner on our website (www.manitowoclibrary.org), or you can visit our website and browse all the premium online resources we have to offer (https://www.manitowoclibrary.org/resources/premium-online-resources)–you may even find other resources you didn’t know we had!
Long story short—NextReads is a tremendous resource that’s worth checking out! Take a look and see if your next great read is just a NextReads newsletter recommendation away!
