Recommended Reading

You tell us what you like, and our librarians will recommend books based on your likes and dislikes!

Recommendations from the BCL Beacon.

Weekly column in the Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet.

Featured Booklists 

• African-American Fiction Authors
• Beaufort County Library Staff Favorites of 2012 
• Beaufort County Library Staff Favorites of 2010 
• Beaufort County Library Staff Favorites of 2009 
• Beaufort County Library Staff Favorites of 2008
• Bluffton Branch Staff Picks - September 2008
• Bluffton Branch Staff Picks - October 2008
• Local Authors
• Mystery Favorites
• Page Turners by African-American Authors
• Self-Care and Relaxation
• Summer Reading 2012 Reviews

Local History Treasures brought to you by the Beaufort District Collection

People

• Local Notables: Important People in the History of Beaufort County
• Missionary Teachers to the Freedmen 
• Native Americans
• Pirates of the Lowcountry

Places

• Bluffton, SC
• Fort Lyttleton
• History of Hilton Head Island: A Bibliography
• Mitchelville
• Penn Center

Events

• Battle of Port Royal, 1861
• Sea Island Hurricane of 1893: A Guide to Resources 
• Selective Materials on African-Americans and the Civil War 

Other Resources

• Beaufort Branch's Book Club Blog
• Hilton Head Book Blog
• Online Book Clubs - receive a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book in your email each day
• Read This Book - a resource for Readers' Advisors
• Suggested reading on Local History Topics

Are you interested in discussing books with other book lovers? Join one of the Library's Book Clubs!