Adult Readers | Teens Readers | Children's Readers

Readers Services at the Naperville Public Library focuses on meeting your recreational reading and entertainment needs. We have books, audiobooks, music, and videos in both physical and digital formats to satisfy a variety of personal interests. If you crave happy endings, we have romance fiction and true stories of individuals triumphing over adversity. If you savor the rush of adrenaline, we can connect you with an espionage novel or a recounting of a true adventure. For the forensically minded, we have mystery stories and true crime accounts. Regardless of your reading appetite, we have the resources and knowledge to indulge your tastes.

• Participate in the annual Naperville Reads events.
• Sample a tidbit of a book every day during the week by joining one of the Online Book Clubs. The Dear Reader service offers twelve different clubs, including one especially for Teens, with fiction, nonfiction, and Audiobooks content.
• Check out the Best Sellers Lists to discover what items NPL ordered or received during the last week. You can see what materials are most popular with Naperville patrons. Other lists include: Billboard Top 20, Chicago Tribune Best Sellers, New York Times Best Sellers, et al.
• Naperville librarians create a variety of booklists with suggestions for readers of all ages. Check out the Children’s Booklists, Teen’s Booklists, or Adult’s Booklists for great suggestions.
• The library provides two databases which are both useful for learning more about a fiction or nonfiction title, an author, or finding similar works. The NoveList K-8 database is perfect for children and younger teens, while the NoveList database for older teens and adults.
• If you have a favorite adult fiction author, sign up for the next title they publish as a hardback novel before it is even written!
• Whether you are a student working on a language arts assignment, or a book club member preparing for a discussion, check out our Online Literature Resources for reviews, critiques, or an author’s biographical information.
• Although Naperville Public Library purchases most popular items which make the best seller’s lists, we still welcome suggestions from our patrons for less well known items through the Materials Purchase Suggestions form.