Easley Library Bookworms discussion

If you have any recommendations for books you'd like to see Easley Library add to its collection, this is the thread where you can recommend them. We don't promise to buy every book that's recommended to us, of course. But we do promise to consider each request!

Are the books on the bookshelf ones we have at the library?

Yes, Crystal, they are! I hope to eventually list all of our books, or most of them; but that'll take a LONG time. :-)

I would suggest the Belgariad by David Eddings. It's a fantasy series that was my mom's favorite when she was a kid. I know a few other people who have read them and agree they are a good, adventurous relief from schoolwork. I think they would be a wonderful addition. :)

Rebecca, thanks for the suggestion! I've never read any of Eddings' work myself, but I've heard good things about him, and about this series in particular. We'll certainly consider that as a possibility!

Rebecca, we added The Belgariad: Volume One to our collection awhile back, on your recommendation. Sorry I didn't remember to post an update about that until now!

Just wanted to give everybody a reminder that this thread is here, and that the library staff does pay attention to it! To clarify, or amplify, what I wrote in my original post, the books you mention here can be either fiction or nonfiction; and they can be either books you've read and can recommend as good, or books you haven't read but want to. We're always glad to hear from you!

There are actually quite a few fiction books I'd love to see in the library that we don't already have, which I think would have legitimate literary value, and which I'd definitely read eventually. (Of course, with 399 books on my to-read shelf, I don't get around to reading anything very quickly!) Since I'm in charge of book selection for the library, one might think I'd be in a position to order anything whatever that I want. However, that's not the case. Because of our relatively tight book budgets, we don't order much contemporary fiction, or even much older fiction unless it's likely to directly support the English curriculum. And even when we do order in the area of reading for pleasure, I'm reluctant to simply pick things I would like; that seems to me to be a selfish abuse of my position.. I'd much rather order things that appeal to others (of course, the two categories aren't mutually exclusive --I'm sure some things I like would appeal to others as well; it's just a question of knowing which ones!). So a thread like this is especially valuable to me as a selection tool.