Oversize But Overlooked

Shh_ImReading@evpl — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:33:00 GMT

Every Evansville Vanderburgh Pulic Library location has an oversize collection-- books from the whole dewey decimal subject range that are too big in some way to fit properly on the regular shelves. These big books can be a real treat, but they are often overlooked since they aren't in with the rest of the collection. Do yourself a favor and find the oversize collection the next time you're visiting a library!

The oversize collection varies from location to location, but here are some examples from Red Bank Branch's oversize collection:

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Planet Eccentric!

World Religions by John Bowker

Hippie by Barry Miles

Weddings from the editors of InStyle; written by Hillary Sterne

Venomous Snakes of the World by Mark O'Shea

Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land from the editors of Storey Books

The Amish Cook at Home: Simple Pleasures of Food, Family and Faith by Levina Eicher with Kevin Williams; photography by Betsy Blanton

The Comics: Since 1945 by Brian Walker

Conan by Roy Thomas

Crocheting On the Edge: The Essenstial Collection of more than 200 Decorative Borders by Nicky Epstein

Modern Art 1900 - 1945: The Age of Avant-Gardes by Gabriele Crepaldi

U2 by U2 written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr., with Neil McCormick

America Discovered: A Historical Atlas of North American Exploration by Derek Hayes

Civil War Front Pages: A Collection of 157 Front Pages from the North and South edited by John Wagman

Wild and Scenic Indiana photography by Rich Clark; text by Scott Russell Sanders

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Oversize But Overlooked