If they read two books then two books will be given to 'First Book,'

Now my time will be spent remembering Rebecca, Michael and James Patrick.

It's not a huge number; it's only about 20,000 items that are books or pamphlets. When you compare that with the size of our collection — in the millions — it's just a beginning step.

Phone books are a librarians secret weapon. I remembered going through an old phone book collection … and seeing the ad for the nursing home. I remembered it was the house with the big porch that is now a church.

Phone books are a librarians secret weapon,

I love books. I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting that yours will ever be.