19. GoodReads

For item #19, we had to take the tour of GoodReads.  The tour wasn't really a tour, it just takes you to the how it works page.  That didn't really bother me because I've been a member of GoodReads since October 2011.  I use it to keep track of what I'm reading and to keep in touch with members of the Library's book club.  I can also see what my friends are reading.  It's similar to Library Thing, but its web design is slicker and there's more emphasis on fun stuff like quizzes, trivia, reading challenges, etc.  Whenever someone joins the book club, I always recommend this site to them.  It's basically like Facebook for book nerds.

18. Library Thing

For item #18, we are supposed to visit Library Thing and take the tour of the site.  Library Thing is a lot like a site that I already use- GoodReads (which I will blog about for item #19).  You sign up and then create a library of your books and  books that you want to read.  It has a lot more details for the books than GoodReads and it lets you modify or add things to a book entry, which GoodReads doesn't allow.  I also liked the idea of the Local tab, which lists book-related events and venues, but there were only events for Henrico libraries listed and some of the venue listings were out of date (e.g. Borders as a local bookstore).  As a whole, I liked Library Thing but probably wouldn't use it as I already use GoodReads.