Some benefits of browsing

• Judge a book by its cover – Check out the cover art
• Discover one-hit wonder authors (Did you know To kill a mockingbird is the only novel Harper Lee every published?)
• Find the right size book to fit in your summer purse
• No hold lists

If you search only the recent book shelves at PCL or normally search the library catalog with only a specific item in mind, you might want to venture a bit further into the stacks. Surprises and treasures await! It seems a lot of patrons come in and want a bestseller which may have a long hold list. How about browsing to see what is here and available at the moment? Some items that caught my eye while quickly browsing the stacks:

 

Oxford book of sonnets (purse size)

East fifth bliss (interesting cover art)

In the tenth house (this highly decorative spine can’t be missed)

The lord of the rings: The art of the fellowship of the rings (beautiful artwork throughout)

The American circus (a catchy title on a subject anyone can relate to)

The unicorn hunt (eye catching book with an alluring title)

Mirabilis (again, I was drawn by the spinal artwork)

Every book is a treasure, but not every one may suit your literary tastes. The great thing about the library is you can return the book and it didn’t cost you anything! Take a chance and pick up a book out of your normal reading genre. Choose something strictly for the cover art. Better your chances of finding something you will enjoy reading by coming in and searching PCL’s stacks. When you find something you’ve liked, share it! Send an email to info@parklandlibrary.org or comment on the library blogs.