Personalized
Reading
Recommendations

An individualized book recommendation service just for you!

Fill out the following questionnaire to receive your personalized reading recommendations from a Provo City Librarian. We will send you a list of 3-5 books based on your responses. You will receive your list within 10-14 business days.

The Personalized Reading Recommendation service is available for Provo City Library card holders.

The more information you provide the more personalized your recommendations will be.

* Required fields

*Name

*E-mail

*Provo City Library card number


Gender    Age     (If you are under 12, please contact a Children’s Librarian at 801-852-6682.)

Looking for a similar book or author you enjoyed reading? Please list the title or author below.

Why did you enjoy the book or author? Why do you want to read others like it?

Are there any books or authors you have NOT enjoyed reading? If so, please list them below.

What level of books do you prefer to read? (If you prefer to read Children’s books, please contact the Children’s Reference Desk at 801-852-6682.)
        

From the category (Fiction or Nonfiction) you are most interested in, choose one subcategory from either section.
Fiction
Nonfiction

Fiction (choose only one)




















In the subcategory you chose, is there any area of specific interest? For example: Science Fiction - Time Travel or Horror - Vampire Novels.

Format: Check the format you require

Regular print
Large print (will limit the choices available)
Book on tape or CD (will limit the choices available)

Length: Select the length of the book you would prefer

Publication date: Select the date of the publication you would prefer

Focus: Check if you prefer a certain focus

No preference
Characters and relationships
Story, action or events		 Place or setting
Issues
Language and style

Character: Select your preferences about the main character

No preference
Male
Female		 Age   
Multicultural   

Setting : Select your preferences about location

No preference
United States   
World     		Urban
Rural
Other   

Time Period: Select your preference about time period

No preference
Historical    
Contemporary
Other    

Pace: Select a pace you prefer



Writing style: Check if you prefer a certain writing style

No preference
Literary/Lyrical
Straight-forward		 Conversational
Experimental/Unusual
Other   

Mood: Select the mood you prefer

Dark/Bleak
Edgy
Gentle
Humorous
Inspirational
Light/Upbeat		 Mysterious
Quirky
Romantic
Suspenseful
Tragic
Other   

Turn offs: Please tell us of anything you wish to avoid in your reading such as graphic or violent scenes or strong language.
We will try to avoid these but cannot guarantee there will not be something unacceptable to you.

Please tell us anything else you want us to know about your reading preferences