Book Buffet!
Stuck in a reading rut?
That’s where the Book Buffet quiz comes in handy! Introducing the personalized, tailored quiz from Saline County Library that helps you find your next literary meal.
Ms. Laura sat down with one of our librarians, Ms. Jordan, to tell us more about it…
Who should take the Book Buffet quiz?
Anyone! For now, the only books that are in the Book Buffet are our Juvenile (J) chapter books, aimed for ages 8 – 12, but don’t let that stop you! Anyone can enjoy a good chapter book no matter their age. Remember, chapter books are so many people’s favorite stories, like Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume, or Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, not to mention modern popular series like The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney or the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.
Whether you feel like you’ve read every book that interests you and could use some more recs, or you don’t know if you truly like reading at all. The Book Buffet will help no matter what your taste in books is or how often your taste changes.
How did you and the librarians at Saline County Library come up with the idea for Book Buffet?
We were inspired to create the Book Buffet by some wonderful librarian friends at the Tulsa City-County Library. They spoke on how to give great Reader’s Advisory, which is the fancy library term for book recommendations. They created a reader’s advisory system called your “Next Great Read” that included specific book lists that had titles across all genres and had a creative personality quiz element to it. We immediately thought it was so fun!
We wanted to put our own spin on it, so we brainstormed categories that were different but still might apply to everyone, and what else can bring people of all ages together better than food?! Thus, the idea of Book Buffet was born! Just like what you’re the mood to eat can change from day to day, so can your book taste. The opposite is true too. You may want to eat your favorite snack all the time and keep returning to books that give you the same feeling as your favorite stories. Our goal was for Book Buffet to help with all of it.
What is your favorite thing about Book Buffet?
I love that Book Buffet shows there are books in every genre that someone may like to read. Sometimes readers get stuck and only read books in one genre, hesitating to branch out. The Book Buffet tries to get to the bottom of what exactly you like about a book for each read, whether it’s a warm, cozy story or fast-paced adventurous quest. We want to broaden your palate with books across all genres that give you whatever story you’re craving. You can take the quiz over and over again to see what you’re in the mood to sink your teeth into.
Well there you have it! What are you waiting for? It’s time to dig in!