Reading Doris Kearns Goodwin (yes, the woman known for her historical and political writing) about baseball in the 1950s was a delight. She and her family were rabid Brooklyn Dodgers fans, in a New York neighborhood where baseball allegiances were serious business. I'm not into sports, but Goodwin is a great writer, braiding the stories of Dodgers with her own coming-of-age stories and analysis of life in the 50s. She includes some of the major events, such as the outbreaks of polio and the integration of Little Rock High School, but the account is mostly about her neighborhood and schools. The book is enhanced with (mostly black-and-white) photographs.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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