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Contact:
Jill E. Butcher, Head of Reference Services
Warren County Library
Phone: 908-475-6241
Fax: 908-475-6359
Email: jillb@warrenlib.com
www.warrenlib.com

New Books, Old Favorites and Buried Treasures:
Exciting New Email Service Brings the Library to You

November 16, 2007 – Warren County Library (NJ) announces the email newsletter service called NextReads. No library card is necessary—just an email address—for library Web site visitors and patrons to subscribe to any of the 22 different newsletters, all of which provide great reading suggestions. Fiction and nonfiction newsletter topics include Biography and Memoir, Fantasy, Mystery, Nature and Science, and Audiobooks, as well as two children's newsletters and one for young adults. Newsletters are sent on a monthly or every-other-month basis, and include up to 12 book recommendations each. Subscribers can link directly to the library catalog from books of interest on the newsletters, and place a hold or request a title immediately. Even those library patrons without email addresses can take advantage of the newsletters by viewing them online, either at the library or from any Internet access point.

Richard Moore, Warren County Library Director, states “We see the introduction of the NextReads service as being an important part of our outreach to the community. Warren County Library will be able to better serve its many library patrons who are less able to visit our facilities in person to browse the shelves and book displays to find something new to read. Our newsletters will be our opportunity to bring the library to them—whether they are at work, school, home or on the road.” Warren County Library's web site, found at www.warrenlib.com is considered a “virtual” branch of the library, open 24 hours a day, available 365 days a year.

Head of Reference Services at Warren County Library, Jill Butcher sees NextReads as a way to improve communication with library patrons and the community at large. “Connecting our readers and listeners with books has always been a priority for us. Now we will be able to better connect patrons with our other resources and service s by sending them announcements about new collections and databases, and reminders about upcoming programs.” Warren County Library currently hosts over 850 events and programs each year, and gives patrons access to over 40 electronic databases.

Visit Warren County Library in person or online at www.warrenlib.com to sign up for NextReads today!