Mister Hockey by Lia Riley

Jed West never knows what to expect with sports reporter Neve Angel, however this one interview ends up with him reading at a library as a favor to her sister, Breezy. What he doesn't expect is the vibrant "Super Reader" to have a bit of a wardrobe malfunction, that leads him straight to her home, and further into her arms. While he makes is a rule to never date fans, how can this quiet book worm even know who he is, other than what her sister tells her?

Of course, Breezy is Jed's biggest fan. Not only is he the star of her favorite hockey team, he's the star of her wildest fantasies. So when she has to face him more than once in one day, each interaction more embarrassing than the last, she hopes her half lie about being a fan won't cause her too much trouble. Of course, neither expected to find more than a fling in each other.

Mister Hockey is a fun fast read, that throws you into the whirl-wind romance between a star hockey player and a librarian. There's no lack of heat between the two characters, and even they know it's more than just a fling. In the tradition of Susan Elizabeth Phillips Stars series, readers can only hope to see more of the Angel family and the sports starts they love!

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The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures by the Library of Congress

As librarians, we are quite often asked about the card catalogs our older patrons remember from their youth. While technology has completely changed the way one finds the books they're looking, the card catalog still lives on, just in a different format. The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures pays homage to those 3x5 manila-colored cards that we all love. Authored by the Library of Congress, with a foreword from new Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, this book explains the origins of the card catalog, the information contained on those little cards, and just how important those cards were in the early days of libraries. The chapter entitled "The Rise and Fall of the Card Catalog" discusses the beginning of the demise of the card catalog following the use of punched cards following the 1890 census and how IBM revolutionized the way librarians cataloged books.

While the background information about the card catalog is interesting, perhaps the best part of this book is the rare photos the reader gets to see. Images of book cover art from Gone With the Wind, The Sound and the Fury, Snowy Day, and many others from the Library of Congress' collection are included. The original card is also included alongside the title. So just what happened to all of those cards? As this book notes, many of the cards have been used as art, jewelry, or collectibles. And those gorgeous wood card catalog drawers? Ask a librarian, chances are they can only dream of ever affording one.

This book, particularly of interest to librarians, would also be of interest to historians, bibliophiles, and avid library users. It's an interesting look at the roots of librarianship and provides a fascinating glimpse at what technology has provided us with.

I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks

As librarians, our job wouldn't be what it is without all of you, our beloved library patrons. Whether you're a librarian or a devoted library patron, there is no doubt that this book will make you chuckle while you're reading it. Compiled by Gena Sheridan, a public reference librarian, this book is just that..."a collection of crazy stories from the stacks." The author, in true librarian fashion, classifies the entries in terms of their Dewey Decimal number including such subjects as computers, reading interests and habits, human anatomy, and telephones.

These brief library anecdotes talk about interesting librarian/patron interactions, lost library books, and intriguing reference questions. If you're looking for a fast read, appreciate your local library (and its librarians!) take a little bit of time out of your day to read this book. It'll make you smile, shake your head, and go huh all at the same time. These are the things that library school surely didn't prepare us for.

And we promise, we're not collecting any stories.


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