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July 31, 2008

The Library talks books on the radio

If you were tuned into WOSU 820 AM's Open Line with Fred Andrle on Thursday, July 31, at 10 am, you heard great summer reading recommendations from local librarians, including our very on Sandi Drake from Circulation!

(This isn't the first time a Grandview Librarian has been on Fred's show. Staffer Klova Morris was on the air with her picks in June.)

Thursday's show,  Librarians' Best Summer Reading guest-hosted by Bob Singleton, included recommendations from:

• Worthington Library Northwest Adult Services Librarian Mandy Knapp
• Columbus Metropolitan Library Gahanna Branch Manager Mary Kelly
• Grandview Heights Public Library Circulation Services Staff Member Sandi Drake

Great job, Sandi!

Did you miss the show? Stream (you'll need to scroll down the page) or download the show from WOSU's website archives.

Need summer reading suggestions? Below are a few lists of our most popular titles.
Use our catalog to reserve them or call Circulation at 614-486-2951.

The Grandview Library's TOP 10 circulating titles (1.1.08 – 7.29.08) for:

Adult Fiction Books
1. The Appeal by John Grisham
2. Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels) by Robert B. Parker
3. T is for Trespass (Kinsey Milhone Series) by Sue Grafton
4. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
5. Compulsion : An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman
6. 7th Heaven (Women’s Murder Club) by James Patterson
7. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
8. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
9. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
10. Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark

Adult Non-Fiction Books
1. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations, One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
5. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
6. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
7. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (graphic novel)
8. The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls
9. Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
10. Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi (graphic novel)

Audio Books on CD - Adult Fiction
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. Simple Genius by David Baldacci
4. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
5. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
6. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
7. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
8. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
9. Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
10. The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman

Audio Books on CD - Adult Non-Fiction
1. Just Listen 'n' Learn French by Stephanie Rybak
2. The Yin Yoga Kit by Biff Mithoefer
3. German: The Complete Language Course by Henry N. Raymond
4. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. Mandarin Chinese: the Complete Language Course by Henry N. Raymond
6. French: The Complete Language Course by Henry N. Raymond
7. Just Listen 'n' Learn Spanish by Sandra Truscott
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
9. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
10. Drive time French: A Complete Course in French from the Language Experts (Random House)