The beginning of August means back to school time for most
people. For some patrons this will mean less time to read, but for a few we
have heard “now I can have my reading time while the kids are in school”. Whatever
the month brings, we hope you have time to read a book or two toward the
challenge and maybe come to our book club meeting on Thursday, August 6th
from 12:00 to 2:00p in the Community Room. We are very informal so you can come
and go and bring your lunch with you. Hope to see you there!
The clues this month are:
TV/Movie Read any
book that is the basis for a movie or television show.
Sports Read a
book that is about a sport or has an athlete of a particular sport as a
prominent character.
Your Birth Year Read
a book set in the year you were born, copyrighted in the year you were born, or
on one of the lists from the following websites*: http://www.booksofthecentury.com or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishers_Weekly_lists_of_bestselling_novels_in_the_United_States
The library does NOT own all of the books on these lists,
you will have to check the catalog for availability. Additional books with
years listed can be found in the Portals through Time Reading Guide found in
the Information Department.
*Years must be explicitly stated, not implied to count for
the challenge.
August Author Read
a book by one of the authors celebrating a birthday this month. Some to choose
from are Isabel Allende, Annie Proulx, Jonathan Kellerman, or Stieg Larson.
The released clues this month are:
Nom de Plume Read
any book that is written by an author who uses or has used a pen name. There
are some who have published under multiple pen names as well as their real
name.
The second clue again comes from the map of the library you
got when you signed up for the challenge. Go to Biography Beach and find your next read. Biographies at DPL are
arranged by the last name of the person they are about and the call number is B
and their last name. Look for this decal on the endcaps:
Happy Reading!!
