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FROM: "Maryann Bakken" <Mabakken@linc.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 9:34 AM

I have brain fatigue at the moment and could sure use some fresh ideas
if anyone has any to share. Over the years I've done the Christmas
mysteries, fiction set during Christmas, staff choices for Christmas
giving, great little books for last minute gifts, etc. What has worked
for you?

Mary Ann Bakken
St. Charles (IL) Public Library
mabakken@linc.lib.il.us

FROM: "Woosley, Sheila M." <SWoosley@mailserv.gcpl.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 12:40 PM

I have used books on decorating the house, trees, cookbooks on holiday
foods, gift wraping, flower arranging...anything from the 600-700's
about the holidays as well as books from the 300's on Christmas. I have
also used all of the holidays together for a display...Hannukah,
Ramadan, Christmas and Kwanzaa. This covers a lot of bases and there
are usually enough books on the shelf to make a nice display.

Hope this is helpfu. Happy holidays.

-----Original Message-----
From: Maryann Bakken [<A HREF="mailto:Mabakken@linc.lib.il.us">mailto:Mabakken@linc.lib.il.us</A>]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 10:38 AM
To: 'Fiction_L'
Subject: Holiday displays for adult books


I have brain fatigue at the moment and could sure use some fresh ideas
if anyone has any to share. Over the years I've done the Christmas
mysteries, fiction set during Christmas, staff choices for Christmas
giving, great little books for last minute gifts, etc. What has worked
for you?

Mary Ann Bakken
St. Charles (IL) Public Library
mabakken@linc.lib.il.us

FROM: "Carol Elmore" <celmore@westga.edu>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 2:42 PM

I have used an artificial fireplace with small rocking chair iwth a lap
rug over the back and basket of yarn in the seat...surrounded by books
that were of the "feel good " family type. Makes for a warm looking spot
in the middle of cold weather season.!
Carole Elmore
Newnan-Coweta Public Library
Georgia

FROM: "Maggie Holmes" <mholmes83@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 4:17 PM

I'm doing a "Short on Time?" display for December with
short stories and essay collections. There are
certainly a large selection to choose from.

I'm
thinking of looking at how men write women and women
write men for next year's book discussion. Do any of
you have suggestions of good books with women
protaganists written by men and vice versa?

So far I
have Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price.

I would have to
relook at Accidental Tourist (Tyler) to see if I think
she gets men right. (Course how would I really know
unless I get a man to read it?)

Thanks,
Maggie Holmes

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FROM: <Magholm@aol.com>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 4:20 PM

I'm doing a "Short on Time?" display for December with short stories and
essay collections. There are certainly a large selection to choose from.

I'm thinking of looking at how men write women and women write men for next
year's book discussion. Do any of you have suggestions of good books with
women protaganists written by men and vice versa?

So far I have Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price.

I would have to relook at Accidental Tourist (Tyler) to see if I think she
gets men right. (Course how would I really know unless I get a man to read
it?)

Thanks,
Maggie Holmes

FROM: "Ridgefield Library Fiction Room" <rdgnovel@biblio.org>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 8:32 AM

I am having a similar mental block (besides also wanting not to
over-emphasize the Christian aspect of the holiday season). This year I
thought I would try books featuring food (or some reasonable subset -- the
culinary mysteries are always popular, for example). I thought it would fit
in with the many family feasts of the season, of all faiths. I believe
there is a list on the Fiction_L list of lists and/or in the archives, but I
haven't gotten far enough in my research yet to tell you dates. I'm sure
some kind of cute title for the display will occur to me eventually, which
will tie in holidays, feasting, reading, etc.

I will be eagerly waiting for other folks' ideas I can "borrow" for coming
years!

Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Reader's Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield, CT
rdgnovel@biblio.org

FROM: "Lynda Whitton-Henley" <lyndafwh@intcomm.net>
REC'D: 11/14/99, 12:27 AM

I came up with "Make it or Bake it for the Holidays!" I've pulled out the
Christmas decorating and cooking and some of the dessert/candy books from the
cookbook section and some craft books. They're moving pretty good. I have a
small book rack that goes on a short counter/table. I pulled out all the honors
paperbacks that are located in the back of the lib. and put them in. I'm going
to add some of the cataloged books that are Christmasy, Mary Higgins Clark, R.P.
Evans, Greeley, Steel, etc.
Lynda Whitton-Henley
Br. Mgr., Nw Br. Lib.
Corpus Christi, TX
lyndafwh@intcomm.net

Ridgefield Library Fiction Room wrote:

> I am having a similar mental block (besides also wanting not to
> over-emphasize the Christian aspect of the holiday season). This year I
> thought I would try books featuring food (or some reasonable subset -- the
> culinary mysteries are always popular, for example). I thought it would fit
> in with the many family feasts of the season, of all faiths. I believe
> there is a list on the Fiction_L list of lists and/or in the archives, but I
> haven't gotten far enough in my research yet to tell you dates. I'm sure
> some kind of cute title for the display will occur to me eventually, which
> will tie in holidays, feasting, reading, etc.
>
> I will be eagerly waiting for other folks' ideas I can "borrow" for coming
> years!
>
> Mary Rindfleisch
> Adult Services/Reader's Advisory Librarian
> Ridgefield Library
> Ridgefield, CT
> rdgnovel@biblio.org

FROM: "Indian Prairie Readers Services Dept. INS 630-887-8760" <inrd@sls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 11/14/99, 2:09 PM

On December 1st we're setting up a display at the Readers Services
Desk which will be called "Our Gift to You...Staff Favorites". Staff
will write and sign an annotation for each of their selected titles on a
white card (folded, like a place-card) to be placed beside the (fiction
or non-fiction) book. A thin ribbon will be tied in a bow through a hole
punched in the top of the card. For the books which we own in multiple
copies, we will be able to re-use the "gift" card after a copy of the
book is checked out.

Naomi Miller, Readers Advisory Assistant
*****************************************************************************
Indian Prairie Public Library Phone: 630/887-8760
READERS' SERVICES FAX: 630/887-8801
401 Plainfield Rd. E-mail: inrd@sls.lib.il.us
Darien, IL 60561
*****************************************************************************

FROM: "Fiction_L" <fictionl@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 9:27 AM

How about Wallace Stegner and Joe Coombs?

Maggie Holmes wrote:

> I'm doing a "Short on Time?" display for December with
> short stories and essay collections. There are
> certainly a large selection to choose from.
>
> I'm
> thinking of looking at how men write women and women
> write men for next year's book discussion. Do any of
> you have suggestions of good books with women
> protaganists written by men and vice versa?
>
> So far I
> have Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price.
>
> I would have to
> relook at Accidental Tourist (Tyler) to see if I think
> she gets men right. (Course how would I really know
> unless I get a man to read it?)
>
> Thanks,
> Maggie Holmes
>
> =====
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at <A HREF="http://auctions.yahoo.com">http://auctions.yahoo.com</A>

FROM: "Joanna Hazelden" <hazelden@chipublib.org>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 10:25 AM

I remember someone asking for novels with females written by men and
vice versa the list is on the Fiction-L book lists, Series 11 at:
<A HREF="http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklist11.html#Authors">http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklist11.html#Authors</A>

Fiction_L wrote:

> How about Wallace Stegner and Joe Coombs?
>
> Maggie Holmes wrote:
>
> > I'm doing a "Short on Time?" display for December with
> > short stories and essay collections. There are
> > certainly a large selection to choose from.
> >
> > I'm
> > thinking of looking at how men write women and women
> > write men for next year's book discussion. Do any of
> > you have suggestions of good books with women
> > protaganists written by men and vice versa?
> >
> > So far I
> > have Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price.
> >
> > I would have to
> > relook at Accidental Tourist (Tyler) to see if I think
> > she gets men right. (Course how would I really know
> > unless I get a man to read it?)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Maggie Holmes
> >
> > =====
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Bid and sell for free at <A HREF="http://auctions.yahoo.com">http://auctions.yahoo.com</A>

FROM: "Kathryn Shaw" <kshaw@brantford.library.on.ca>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 11:53 AM

How about 'Larry's Party' by Carol Shields.

Kathryn Shaw
Brantford Public Library

FROM: "Kathy Loucks" <KLOUCKS@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 12:13 PM

Haven't done it yet, but this year I was thinking of doing "Christmas Carols"--a display of books all by authors named Carol.

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