Read anything interesting lately? Why not nominate it for next year’s new student book experience.

UMBC’s summer reading connects new freshmen and transfer students with other students, faculty, and staff at the start of the academic year, providing an intellectually stimulating interaction that welcomes new students into the UMBC community.

You can now use a convenient Facebook app to nominate books. It uses Google’s book search service to find books based on key words from its title or author’s name and automatically enter their information. The app can then help you post your book nomination to your Facebook page and/or recommend the app to some of your Facebook friends.