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Sunday, November 22, 2015

The Perfect Gift?



by Dr. Betty Middleton Rowan Public Library
  
          This time of the year we begin thinking about the various people on our gift giving list.  What would they like?  What do they need?
          I think about the activities they are involved in.  Do they like sports?  Do they travel?  Do they have children and or grandchildren?     I then think of the processes I go through when I am planning any of these activities and that usually brings me to my favorite thing…BOOKS!
          There are books for everything.   One place to begin might be the New York Time Best Seller List.  They review both fiction and nonfiction books as well as e-books.  Currently the best selling Fiction Book is Cross Justice by James Patterson – a long standing favorite author.  For nonfiction, Killing Reagan, by Bill O’Reilly takes the top spot.
          Hobbies and Sports can be narrowed down by the specific topic and age.  Grandchildren today are involved in Hockey, Lacrosse, Football and twenty more activities to choose from.  Giving a book that would help them enhance their skills would be well received. 
          Adult sports enthusiast usually have a specific team or person they are interested in.  That helps narrow down the choices for them.
          Books can be selected by age groups and gender types.  Computer searches provide a great selection when typing in specific information such as  ”The best books for 8 year old boys”.  This will provide you with many choices that show the books and give a brief annotation for each.
          If you need a gift in a hurry,  please  remember the wonderful gift baskets made by the Friends of the Library and the on-going book sale on the second floor.  You will be sure to find something that will make that special person smile.

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