Vote for Your Favorite Adult and Children’s Book!

In acknowledgement of the election season, the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library asked patrons to nominate their favorite adult and children’s books during the month of October. Nominations were accepted through October 31, in cooperation with an exhibit case display of famous people and their favorite books. The nominations in both the Adult and Children’s categories were wide-ranging and covered both Non-Fiction and Fiction titles. When the nominations were tallied, the top five books with the most nominations were:

Adult Books
1) The Bible
2) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3) The Time-Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
4) My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
5) The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Children’s Books
1) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2) Eragon by Christopher Paolini
3) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
4) The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.
5) Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

Now, it’s your time to vote! Please visit the library and fill out a ballot, and place it in the “star-covered” paper box located on the top of the exhibit case on the second floor of the library. The case is located to your right when you walk into the library. You may vote for ONE favorite book in both the adult and children’s categories. Votes may be cast until November 21, 2008. The results of the vote will be published in the newsletter as well as on a poster inside the library. If you can’t visit the library, you may e-mail your vote to me, at jensmith@warren.lib.ms.us Don’t miss out on your chance to voice your opinion!