Category: Once A Librarian

Guy books

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  Since most people who work in libraries are female, you would think it might be harder to help the male reader. But I’ve never had trouble making recommendations to… Read more »

Fiction: Not an assignment

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  Reading fiction is a pleasure, a leisure-time activity for me and countless other people. Because it is fiction, the author can go virtually anywhere with the story, and because… Read more »

Christian Fiction

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  In the past I’ve mentioned that my favorite job during my library tenure was helping people find just the right author or book to enjoy (so at my house… Read more »

E-Books or Real Books

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 “I take mine to bed with me every night.”  “I never leave home without it.”  “I can customize it just the way I want it.”  These are some comments one… Read more »

What are you reading?

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  When two good friends meet after being out of touch for a while, they may ask, “What have you been doing?” If both are enthusiastic readers, they’ll be more… Read more »

Book Groups

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  Hard to believe, but an entire year has passed since my retirement from my (literally) life-long career with the Henry County Libraries. At first lots of people asked me… Read more »