Westport Public Library BOOK blog

Sooner or later, those of us who work in a public library are confronted with someone looking for a reading recommendation. We spend considerable effort learning to ask the right questions (for example, "what have you read that you liked?") and to rely on our knowledge of what is in the Library collection to come up with suggestions.And they are suggestions, not recommendations. If we get feedback- negative or positive- that's great!

Recently, I read a new novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door: a Novel in Notes by Alice Kuipers. As the mother of two daughters, I could not resist the story of a single mom and her teenage daughter. The story is told entirely in notes the mother and daughter leave for each other and it all ends in sadness. It's a book with appeal for teenage girls, as well as their mothers and it's especially good for the person trying to help that teenage girl whose mother may be seriously ill. Maybe I will have the opportunity to put this book in the hands of the reader who most "needs" it. Or to suggest it to someone looking for a touching tribute to mother-daughter love. Or to add it to a list of suggested "good reads."

Are you looking for a good book? Ask for some suggestions on your next visit to the Library.
Or email your inquiry and the suggested selections will be waiting for you.