Hello all! My name is Nathan Clark, the library director of the Emmetsburg Public Library. Welcome to my new blog about engaging non-fiction reads, Books by the Numbers. Each week I will feature a set of recommended reading by the numbers. Which numbers you ask? The numbers on the spines of our books--the Dewey Decimal numbers--of course!
Each month I will be focusing on the works in the Emmetsburg Public Library that have been assigned one of the 100 Dewey divisions. Many of these divisions are so broad that they will require several entries to feature them. Given that, and the fact that I may take a week off now and then, I think I will have fodder for blogging for a long time to come.
For each division, I will try to do each of the following:
1. Provide descriptions of each division discussed.
2. Provide examples of "classics" commonly assigned numbers within that division.
3. Feature 3-5 books, usually somewhat new, that I deem to be interesting and engaging reads.
4. Provide local call numbers of all books mentioned for people to find them in the Emmetsburg Public Library.
5. Provide comparable Library of Congress Classification for the books discussed to help in finding similar resources in other libraries (ILCC, with whom we share a space, classifies its books with this system).
I look forward to delving into the stacks of books, especially in places where I do not normally look. I know that I am bound to find some very pleasant surprises, and I hope that my readers will, too. Please stay tuned!
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