"The Little Engine That Could"?
Posted on 01/15/2020 11:24:34 AM PST by steveben
At the top of the list is a diverse children’s book titled ‘The Snowy Day’ about a boy enjoying the snowfall. Since being published back in 1962, it’s been checked-out a whopping 485,583 times!
You’ll also be happy to know that mah homie Harry Potter, the incredibly talented Boy Who Lived, wizard extraordinaire, and slayer of evil forces, also made it to the top-10 list. Meanwhile, there are rumors floating about that the #1 slot would have been taken by a book other than ‘The Snowy Day.’
Glad to see they still check out books, and here I thought these public libraries just catered to those who wanted free internet and free porn.
“just catered to those who wanted free internet and free porn.”
I’ve been to the Central Lib in downtown LA. which is 8 floors. You are correct. but you forgot one thing: it’s also known as the Homeless Hilton.
I’ve never heard of The Snowy Day but the rest of the top 10 is incredibly famous.
Ping.
Noticed that in S Fla,great place to crash and no one seems to care.
I really want to investigate a book while in a padded chair that some homeless creature just spent 8 hours crashed on.
No thanks stick to the fiberglass stackables
In many ways, this is sad.
Obviously, many little children are encouraged to read. Maybe they check out the book themselves. Maybe Mom or Dad checks out “Snowy Day” or “Very Hungry Caterpillar”, or “Charlotte’s Web”.
And then, at some point — for many people this happens before High School — people stop reading books. I know a lot of people who haven’t read a book for pleasure for years. Personally, I own over 5000 of them. Have read most of what I own.
I see 1984 on the list.
My first reaction was a hopeful one.
Then I realized most NYers reading it probably though it was an instruction manual rather than a prophetic warning tome.
"The Little Engine That Could"?
fantastic!!!
“Don’t Bundy that book!”
“Yeah, yeah, make a pie, eat a pie!”
It’s their fault for colonizing India.
I know friends of mine who bring Lysol if they ever go to the lib.
Welcome to FR.
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I refuse to give up on books..my next and last house WILL have a Library!
What’s a “diverse children’s book?”
Seems odd that it would be #1, eh, a book we’ve never heard of?
It’s almost like they placed the book front and center year after year to make it #1.
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