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Personalized Reading List Form

  • Looking for reading suggestions in your favourite genre or subject area? Fill out this questionnaire and email it or drop it off at the Adult Information Desk of the Waterloo Public Library. Within five business days, staff will create a list of 5 - 7 books based on your responses.

Contact Information

*Full Name: (John Smith)

*Library Card Number:

E-mail Address:

Telephone Number:

Reader Profile

Age:

Gender:

General Reading Interests

What type of books are you interested in: (Please indicate your choice)

Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biography
No Preference


What formats fo you prefer? (Indicate all that apply)

Hardcover
Paperback
Large Print
Graphic Novel
Audiobook (CD)
Downloadable Audio
Downloadable E-Book
Books & Authors You Like

Please list some of your favourite authors:



Please list the titles of your favourite books or books that you have recently enjoyed:



What are the most important literary considerations for you when choosing a book to read?:
(Please specify as many as you like)


Character Development
Conflict
Setting
Language (e.g. imagery, symbolism, etc.)
Storyline/Plot
Other (please specify):

Please indicate the Mood, Tone & Language that appeals to you:

Happy
Dark & Ironic
Serious
Easy to Read
Poetic

Are there special requirements that you are looking for in a book?:
(Please specify)

Award-winner
Canadian Content
Course Requirement
Other (please specify):
Fiction

Please indicate each category of fiction that you enjoy
(Select as many as you like):

Adventure
Best Sellers/Popular Fiction
Chick Lit
Christian Fiction
Classics
Espionage
Family Saga
Fantasy
Gentle Reads
Historical
Horror
Humour
Immigrant Experience
Inspirational
Legal Thriller
Medical Thriller
Mystery/Detective
Psychological Suspense
Romance
Romance Suspense
Science Fiction
Family Saga
Western
Women's Lives
Other (please specify):

Is there a particular time period or settings that interests you:

Contemporary
Historical
Future
Big City
Small Town
No Preference
Other (please specify):

Describe your preferred main character:

Child
Teen
Adult
Senior
No Preference
Male
Female
No Preference

Please indicate the features that you are NOT interested in:

Extreme Violence
Extreme Sexuality
Graphic Language
Other (please specify):
Non-Fiction/Biography

Please select your interest in non-fiction or biography and any subject matter that interests you (Select as many as you like):

Adventure/Survival
Animals & Nature
Art/Art History
Biography
Business/Economics
Candadian History
Commentary
Crafts
European History
Fashion
Film & Television
Food & Cooking
Home Decorating
Home Improvement
Technology
Music & Musicians
Politics & Current Events
Popular Culture
Religion
Science
Self-Improvement
Spirituality
Travel
True Crime
World History & Cultures
Other (please specify):

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