It was first brought to my attention last week by our fast-moving shelver, Tiffany. The day she told me about the biographies, she was shelving 15 of them.
I looked through them to see what the public's interest was and found:
- The Hitler I Knew by Otto Dietrich
- Movie Stars, Real People, and Me by Joshua Logan
- Maugham by Ted Morgan
- Dutch by Edmund Morris
- My Father at 100 by Ron Reagan
- Hitler by Joachim C. Fest
- Audition by Barbara Walters
- Still Me by Christopher Reeve
- Debbie by Debbie Reynolds
- The Life of Rudyard Kipling by C. E. Carrington
- Natalie, A Memoir by Her Sister by Lana Wood
- Home by Suppertime by Martha Cash Bennett, and
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
Then this morning when I came to work and unlocked the office, there sticking in the edge of the door jam was a little note...Tiffany's handwriting.
When I check with her about it, she said all those books were biographies. Fourteen more of them! And this time they were:
- Life Lines by Jill Ireland
- Myself Among Others by Ruth Gordon
- What Falls Away by Mia Farrow
- Don't Tell Dad by Peter Fonda
- Elizabeth Taylor, the Last Star by Kitty Kelley
- Natalie Wood by Gavin Lambert
- the biography of Lawrence Oliver
- Nothing Impossible by Christopher Reeve
- Balancing Act by Angela Lansbury
- Robert Mitchum by George Eells
- I Promised My Dad by Cheryl Landon Wilson
- Bkack Sheep One by Bruce Gamble, and
- Skinny People Are Evil by Monique.
In talking with Johnnie, she suggested that school children, as well as our large group of homeschooled children, that might be the reason for so many biographies being checked out. That could be the answer.
No matter what the reason. It gave me a very good opportunity to let you know that we have a great selection of biographies at our library for your reading indulgence. Not only movie stars, political figures, and inventors, but athletes, writers, and television personalities. Take your pick. They are all here for your enjoyment.
Visit us today for the best in "Love Your Library Month" reading.
2 comments:
Don't forget about the biograghy books in the children's library too. We have a great selection that caters to every reading level! As Presidents Day is approaching, check out some of our biographies on presidents too. we even have a picture book about George Washington.
Just read a great biography by Tom Reiss, "Black Count". I should send it to your library as a donation. Wonderful account of author of "Three Muskateers", Alexandre Dumas's, father. Really good. I love biographies!
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