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Great Books for Winter Break Reading Available at the Simmons Library

Posted December 07, 2005

Looking for a terrific book to read over the winter break? Then the Simmons Library has good news for you. Beginning on December 9, and continuing through December 23, when you check a book out from the Diversions Collection, it won’t be due back until January 18, 2006.

The Diversions Collection contains books and audiobooks that have been selected for your recreational reading pleasure. Chosen by a committee of library staff members, and reflecting a wide range of interests and tastes, the collection includes novels, short story collections, graphic novels, mysteries, histories, biographies, humor, cookbooks, travelogues, and books on science, sports, and politics. From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to Where’d You Get Those?: New York City’s Sneaker Culture, 1960-1987, this collection has something for every reader. Among the most recent additions to the Diversions Collection are Europe Central; The Historian; Mad Girls in Love; The March; Trance; and Wickett’s Remedy.

Usually, you may borrow Diversions books for just 14 days. However, to accommodate our patrons’ desires to enjoy some great reading over the long winter break, we have adjusted our system so the due date for all Diversions will now be January 18.

To spotlight Diversions during the days leading up to the break, we are using our display areas to feature titles from the collection. In addition to the collection’s regular location, the kiosks near the Circulation Desk, you can now browse these titles across from the elevator on the first floor, and near the Reference Desk on the second floor. Just look for the Great Books for Winter Break Reading signs.

Please stop by the Simmons Library and check out a book to enjoy until next semester.

 

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