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Readers' Advisory

The Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library is happy to provide personalized reading suggestions to our community. Librarians at MFRL will use your submission to create a customized reading list for you in about a week. All submissions are completely confidential.

Reader Advisory Form

Contact Information

Name:
Contact me by Choose one Email Phone : Phone eMail
My home branch is Select Branch Blacksburg Christiansburg Floyd Meadowbrook .
Library Card Number
How Many books Approximately how many book recommendations would you like: Select Just One A Few (2-3) Several (4-6) A Bunch (7-11) A Dozenish (12-15)

Filling Out This Form

Only the contact information above is required, all of the preference info below is optional. Fill in as much or little of the form below as you like. However, the more you tell us about your interests, the better the chances that our recommendations will be to your liking.

Demographics

Your Age: Your Gender: Female Male

Genres and Formats

Genre is one of the simplest ways to categorize reading preferences.
Click the to indicate Genres and Formats you prefer.
Click the to indicate Genres and Formats to avoid.
Genres are by default, indicating indifference to the Genre or Format.

Action & Adventure

Biography & Memoir

Chick-Lit

Classic Titles

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Horror

Inspirational (Religious)

LGBT+ Interests

Literary Fiction

Multi-Book Series

Mysteries

New & Recent Titles

Non-Fiction

Romance

Romantic Suspense

Science Fiction

Short Stories

Thrillers

Urban & Hip Hop

Western

Young Adult

Audiobooks

Graphic Novels

Large Print

Other Interest(s)

Favorite Genre not listed above? Or a Genre you'd prefer to avoid? Let us know:

Reading History

List up to 5 of your favorite books and/or authors, and what you enjoyed about them:
List up to 5 books or authors you have read and have not enjoyed. Optionally explain why.

Focus

How do you like books to be focused? Mark how important each emphasis is to you:

Characters High Interest Medium Interest Low Interest

Language and Style High Interest Medium Interest Low Interest

Action and Events High Interest Medium Interest Low Interest

Issues and Ideas High Interest Medium Interest Low Interest

Length

How long do you like your books? Any Length Short (250 pages or less) Moderate (250 to 500 pages) Long (Over 500 pages)

Main Characters

What kind of main character(s) would you especially like?
How many: Any One Few Many How old: 12 and under 13-19 20-35 36-50 51-65 65 and over Any ages Gender: Female   Male

Setting

Check any setting about which you would particularly like to read.
United States Futuristic Places Fantastic Places Historical Settings World Cities Small Towns Farms or Ranches Exotic Places

Content

Certain content can be annoying or upsetting for some, while others enjoy those same elements.
Click the to indicate Content you prefer.
Click the to indicate Content to avoid.
Content is by default, indicating indifference to the Content.

Sexual Themes

Violence & Death

Dark/Cynical Humor

Rough/Obscene Language

Other Content

Something else you want, or want to avoid? Let us know:

Additional Considerations

Is there anything else we should factor into our suggestions?

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