Our experienced and devoted librarians can create a customized reading list just for you! We even place the items on hold for you.
Looking for something other than a physical book? We can also make lists for audiobooks!
Just fill out the age-appropriate form below and our Pocket Librarian will get started on your personalized list.
What to do if you have already completed the application:
1. Your form will be sent to one of our librarians who specializes in that genre.
2. Your Pocket Librarian will select 5 – 10 items and place them on hold for you.
3. You will receive a notice via text or email when an item is ready for you. Then you may pick up the item at the branch you specified.
4. If you have tried out the service, please fill out the Pocket Librarian survey.
Why not challenge yourself to read 12 books in 12 months for 2023?
The Saline County Library can help you reach your goal with Pocket Librarian – a service designed to create the perfect reading recommendations list based on your personal likes and dislikes. Best of all, it’s free! All you need to do is fill out our Pocket Librarian form, and our team of specialized librarians will find the perfect books to match your interests and send you a curated list of titles to choose from. Super easy, right?!
Here are some of our favorite authors:
Christian
Tessa Afshar
Mesu Andrews
Terri Blackstock
Lawana Blackwell
Wanda Brunstetter
T. Davis Bunn
Colleen Coble
Lori Copeland
Ted Dekker
Annie F. Downs
Emily P. Freeman
Dee Henderson
Jan Karon
Carla Kelly
Karen Kingsbury
Tim LaHaye
Suzanne Leonhard
Beverly Lewis
C.S. Lewis
Debbie Macomber
Shannan Martin
Charles Martin
Janette Oke
Frank Peretti
Jane Perrine
Tracie Peterson
Francine Rivers
Lysa TerKeurst
Bodie Thoene
Kim Vogel Sawyer
Lori Wick
Classic Literature
Louisa May Alcott
Jane Austen
Ray Bradbury
Charlotte Bronte
Emily Bronte
Agatha Christie
Charles Dickens
Alexandre Dumas
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Gaskill
Thomas Hardy
Ernest Hemingway
Hermann Hesse
James Joyce
Jack Kerouac
D.H. Lawrence
Harper Lee
C.S. Lewis
Dorothy Sayers
J.R.R. Tolkien
H.G. Wells
Fantasy
Leigh Bardugo
Holly Black
Sage Blackwood
Marie Brennan
Kristen Britain
Michael Buckley
Gail Carriger
Lewis Carroll
Cassandra Clare
Kate Elliott
David Gaider
Neil Gaiman
Deborah Harkness
F.E. Higgins
N.K. Jemisin
Katharine Kerr
Katherine Kurtz
Madeleine L’Engle
Sarah J. Maas
George R.R. Martin
Walter Moers
Karen Marie Moning
Jackson Pearce
Sarah Pinborough
Terry Pratchett
Sarah Prineas
Kim Stanley Robinson
Patrick Rothfuss
J.K. Rowling
R. A. Salvatore
Brandon Sanderson
Andrzej Sapkowski
Betsy Schow
V.E. Schwab
Sabaa Tahir
J.R.R. Tolkien
Serena Valentino
Martha Wells
Scott Westerfield
N.D. Wilson
Mystery
Allison Brennan
Alafaire Burke
James Lee Burke
Linda Castillo
Lee Child
Agatha Christie
Mary Higgins Clark
Arthur Conan Doyle
Janet Evanovich
Gillian Flynn
Irene Hannon
Dee Henderson
Greer Hendricks
Linda Howard
P.D. James
Lisa Jewell
Sandie Jones
Stephen King
Kerri Maniscalco
Megan Miranda
Delia Owens
James Patterson
Sarah Pekkanen
Louise Penny
Edgar Allan Poe
Spencer Quinn
Karen Robards
Nora Roberts
David Rosenfelt
Lisa Scottoline
Karin Slaughter
Lemony Snicket
Cynthia Voigt
Kate White
Stuart Woods
Mystery- Historical
Mystery- Romance
Nonfiction
Stephen Ambrose
Maya Angelou
Brene Brown
Daniel James Brown
Bill Bryson
Winston Churchill
Patricia Cornwell
Tim Ernst
Tony Evans
Anne Frank
Emily P. Freeman
Joanna Gaines
Malcom Gladwell
Ruth Goodman
Toni Hammersley
Chip Heath
Laura Hillenbrand
Gretchen Hirsch
Rachel Hollis
Gina Homolka
Billy Jensen
Dan Jones
Sebastian Junger
Jon Krakauer
Mark Kurlansky
Erik Larson
C.S. Lewis
Max Lucado
Mark Manson
David McCullough
Michelle McNamara
Candice Millard
Randall Munroe
Michelle Obama
Dave Pelzer
Nathaniel Phibrick
Daniel Pink
Steven Pinker
Paul Preston
Mary Roach
Jon Ronson
Rosalyn Schanzer
Priscilla Shirer
Kate Summerscale
Lysa TerKeurst
Barbara Tuchman
Sarah Vowell
Nancy Demoss Wolgemuth
Romance
Mary Kay Andrews
Mesu Andrews
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tessa Bailey
Maya Banks
M. C. Beaton
Holly Black
LaWana Blackwell
Sandra Brown
Robyn Carr
Loretta Chase
Colleen Coble
Cora Cormack
Janet Dailey
Tessa Dare
Ruby Dixon
Cassie Edwards
Suzanne Enoch
Lori Foster
Dorothy Garlock
Julie Garwood
Heather Graham
John Green
Jasmine Guillory
Kristin Hannah
Kristan Higgins
Helen Hoang
Helena Hunting
Susan Isaacs
Eloisa James
Sabrina Jeffries
Elle Kennedy
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Lisa Kleypas
Stephanie Laurens
Johanna Lindsey
J. Lynn aka Jennifer L. Armentrout
Debbie MacComber
Sarah MacLean
Susan Mallery
Jamie McGuire
Stephanie Meyer
Karen Marie Moning
Mary Alice Monroe
Brenda Novak
Diana Palmer
Tracey Peterson
Suzanne Elizabeth Philips
Tiffany Reisz
Francine Rivers
Nora Roberts
Shelia Roberts
Sally Rooney
Lynsay Sands
Jill Shalvis
Josie Silver
RaeAnne Thayne
Sally Thorne
Jennifer Weiner
Lisa Wingate