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FROM: Joan Ennis <[removed]@selco.lib.mn.us>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:06 AM

We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
her
if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
no. We both
questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
wondered
if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
book that
was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.

Joan Ennis
Northfield Public Library
Northfield, Minnesota

FROM: "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:06 AM

Mary Norton's THE BORROWERS was once published in a 4-in-1 volume that included THE BORROWERS, THE BORROWERS AFIELD, THE BORROWERS AFLOAT and THE BORROWER ALOFT.


Marsha Valance
Regional Librarian
Wisconsin Regional Library f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
1.800.242.8822 [in-state]
<[removed]@mpl.org>

>>> [removed]@selco.lib.mn.us 03/28/01 10:51AM >>>
We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
her
if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
no. We both
questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
wondered
if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
book that
was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.

Joan Ennis
Northfield Public Library
Northfield, Minnesota

FROM: "Nadine B. Rosendale" <[removed]@carr.org>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:06 AM

"The Borrowers" comes to mind; although, I don't think those books are that
long either.

Gulliver's Travels had the Lilliputians, but that's probably not it.

just a thought,
- Nadine

Nadine B. Rosendale
Adult Services Supervisor

Carroll County Public Library
Mount Airy Branch
410.386.4470 ext.406

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island . . .
and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life." --Walt Disney

FROM: Nora Liederbach <[removed]@imcpl.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:17 AM

There was a collection of the four Borrowers books published about 30 years
ago...maybe that is what the patron remembers. [The Borrowers, The Borrowers
Afield, The Borrowers Afloat and The Borrowers Aloft].

Nora Lee Liederbach
Riley Room, Children's Division
Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Indianapolis, Indiana
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Ennis [[removed]@selco.lib.mn.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 11:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Little people


We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
her
if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
no. We both
questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
wondered
if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
book that
was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.

Joan Ennis
Northfield Public Library
Northfield, Minnesota

FROM: "Community Relations Department" <[removed]@orion.org>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:27 AM

There is "The Borrowers" by Mary Norton. It wasn't anywhere near 700 pages
(our catalog lists it at 180 pages.)

Nancy Parry McCluer
Community Relations Department
Springfield-Greene County Library
Springfield, MO [removed]@orion.org
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Ennis" <[removed]@selco.lib.mn.us>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: Little people


> We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
> 20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
> the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
> her
> if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
> no. We both
> questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
> wondered
> if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
> book that
> was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
> characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.
>
> Joan Ennis
> Northfield Public Library
> Northfield, Minnesota
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: "Karen A.K. Keller" <[removed]@tln.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:27 AM

"The Borrowers" by Mary Norton? It's only 180 pages though.

Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library

FROM: Joan Ennis <[removed]@selco.lib.mn.us>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:38 AM

I did wonder if it could the the Borrowers, and I didn't know
that they had been published as a collection. I will ask her if
it was the Borrowers. Thanks.

Nora Liederbach wrote:

> There was a collection of the four Borrowers books published about 30 years
> ago...maybe that is what the patron remembers. [The Borrowers, The Borrowers
> Afield, The Borrowers Afloat and The Borrowers Aloft].
>
> Nora Lee Liederbach
> Riley Room, Children's Division
> Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
> Indianapolis, Indiana
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joan Ennis [[removed]@selco.lib.mn.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 11:52 AM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Little people
>
> We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
> 20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
> the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
> her
> if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
> no. We both
> questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
> wondered
> if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
> book that
> was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
> characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.
>
> Joan Ennis
> Northfield Public Library
> Northfield, Minnesota
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: Barry Trott <[removed]@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 11:48 AM

Could this possibly be the Borrowers series by Mary Norton? There are
several titles in the series, though none is individually 700pp.

Barry

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Barry Trott 7770 Croaker Rd.
Adult Services Director Williamsburg VA 23188
Williamsburg Regional Library Phone: 757-259-4053
[removed]@mail.wrl.org FAX: 757-259-4079
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Joan Ennis wrote:

> We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
> 20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
> the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
> her
> if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
> no. We both
> questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
> wondered
> if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
> book that
> was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
> characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.
>
> Joan Ennis
> Northfield Public Library
> Northfield, Minnesota
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

FROM: "Sheffield, Beth" <[removed]@ci.greensboro.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 12:32 PM

Zee by Elizabeth Enright(sp?) was published about 20 or more years ago . I'm
not sure how many pages it has. To a third grader, anything over 200 pages
may have seemed like 700 pages. It's the story of a little fairy looking for
a place to live. It might be what the patron is thinking about.

Beth
------------------------------------
Beth Sheffield
Popular Materials Coordinator
Greensboro Public Library
219 N. Church Street
Greensboro, NC 27402-3178
336-373-3617
fax:336-335-5415
Visit our website: www.greensborolibrary.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joan Ennis [[removed]@selco.lib.mn.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 11:52 AM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Little people
>
> We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
> 20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
> the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
> her
> if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
> no. We both
> questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
> wondered
> if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
> book that
> was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
> characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.
>
> Joan Ennis
> Northfield Public Library
> Northfield, Minnesota
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: "Sally Edwards" <[removed]@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/28/01, 3:42 PM

What about E.B White's Mistress Mashams Repose- I remember that there are little people in this story
Sally Edwards
Columbus Metropolitan Library
[removed]@cml.lib.oh.us

>>> [removed]@selco.lib.mn.us 03/28/01 11:51AM >>>
We had a patron yesterday who says she remembers reading a book
20 years ago, when she was in 3rd grade, about little people. She says
the book was 700 pages or more. Our children's librarian and I asked
her
if it was the Littles, which of course isn't that long, but she said
no. We both
questioned how there would be a book that long for a 3rd grader. I
wondered
if it was a collection of books together, or if she was remembering a
book that
was maybe around 300 pages. Any ideas? She had no information about
characters, setting, etc. Thanks for any help.

Joan Ennis
Northfield Public Library
Northfield, Minnesota

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