NextReads Delivers Reading Recommendations Directly to Your Email’s Inbox!

The following article was written 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 books on your “Must Read” list are crossed off. Now what?

You may have a go-to person who gives you recommendations or you may stop at your local library and chat with the staff to see what they recommend (which we highly suggest you continue to do, by the way). 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 for the titles that they recommend?

Do I have your attention yet? Let me tell you about this great resource that Manitowoc Public Library is taking advantage of, through the generosity of Manitowoc-Calumet Library System. It’s called NextReads.

When you sign up for NextReads, you will select as many or as few topics/genres that pique your interest. NextReads then curates a list based on your specific interests and sends you a newsletter each month for every genre you select. Each title in the newsletter then links directly back to MPL library’s catalog, where you can place a hold on the book you’re looking to get your hands on. There are many newsletters 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 do not have. But, do not worry—you can easily request that 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: (docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddduFrbLB2dVsuStc3XNLzu2VN_JHdcPy5qoV2mnakxIXFJQ/viewform).

Want in? Signing up is a breeze, and can be done multiple ways! You can:

• Stop at our Main Service Desk, fill out a flyer, and have a staff member sign you up
• You can click on the NextReads banner on our website (manitowoclibrary.org)
• You can visit our website and browse all the premium online resources we have to offer (manitowoclibrary.org/resources/premium-online-resources) —you may even discover other resources you didn’t even know we had!