Library seeks help for book selection
Please give us your input by 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 7th via the following survey to help us select a book for the community to read as part of an application for the National Endowment for the Arts’ “The Big Read”. Learn more about “The Big Read.” Please feel free to share this survey link with patrons, students, and others. The book we select will be available for reading by the whole community and should appeal to young adults and adults. Take survey.
The books we are considering are:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
In one of literature’s most haunting denunciations of censorship, Ray Bradbury uses the materials of science fiction to tell the story of Guy Montag, a fireman forced to burn books.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Detective Sam Spade becomes embroiled with a mysterious client, avenges the death of his partner, and chases a priceless treasure in this classic American private-eye novel.
The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Combining stylistic virtuosity with a deep understanding of the darkness of the human heart, Edgar Allan Poe’s stories and poems have haunted readers for more than 150 years.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Humor, trouble, and adventure follow Tom Sawyer everywhere—from the banks of the Mississippi to the brink of death and back in Mark Twain’s first full novel.