If you're like me, you might have had your morning cup of coffee with The Moultrie Observer and noticed the article that said Colquitt County wants to be in pictures.
And because my brain seems to relate everything (well, almost everything!) in my life with the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library, I was amazed how our shelver, Keva, was way ahead of that newspaper article.
The article by Kevin Hall on September 21st noted that "the state of Georgia has become one of the most popular states in the nation for film crews." And "Colquitt County hopes to take advantage of that through a state-sponsored website that connects the film industry with the kinds of locations they want to shoot." So, with the help of Chamber of Commerce marketing director Terry Shuler, "Colquitt County was declared camera ready last week" when it met the state requirements.
Well, that brings me back to my brain relating everything to the library and Keva being way ahead of the newspaper article.
When September rolled around, Keva put books in the front foyer's bookcase that were all about books turned into movies. Wasn't she smart! And you'd be surprised how many books she has on that shelf. Look at this!
* The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
* The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
* Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
* The Cider House Rules by John Irving
* The African Queen by C. S. Forester
* The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Sparks
* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
* The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
* The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
* The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
* Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
* Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag
* Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford
* A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
* Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
* Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan, and
* My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.
All of these books, which were made into movies, are right here in our library, ready for you to check out and enjoy. And if you read The Moultrie Observer's article, you'll see a list of some of the film and TV projects that were shot in Georgia, including The Vampire Diaries, Drop Dead Diva, and The Blind Side.
We here at the library are soooo with the times, soooo up to date with what goes on around us. I bet we even have books in our library that sometime in the future will be turned into movies or TV shows.
What's your favorite book? Watch out! It could be filmed right here in Colquitt County! And you might have an acting part. Wouldn't that be a sight???? Do you wanna be in pictures?
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That's a good list. Now, after Hollywood makes enough movies in Georgia based on books written ABOUT Georgia, you can have a whole other list to show off too. =)
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