Fahrenheit 911 and Bowling for Columbine ; directed by Michael Moore
You have to take Michael Moore with a grain of salt, but he gets you thinking. His films make you want to investigate things on your own. I don’t always agree with what he says, so you go looking for facts on your own, and 75% of what you find out is true.
---Beth Roberts, Administrative Secretary

Location: DVD-Documentary
Call # : E902 .F347 2004b
HV7436 .B694 2003b

Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
I think all of Hiaasen’s books are good. He wrote Striptease that was made into a movie with Demi Moore. I’d recommend this one. It’s hard to describe, but it deals with environmentalism, pollution, development, and a sick dog. He has another book about a cruise ship, a barrel of marijuana, and a man who throws his wife overboard, but she survives. His books are humorous, they really are!
---Jerry Parnell, Coordinator of Special Collections and Archives

Location: Recreational Reading
Call # : PS3558.I217 S53 2000

Mother Earth News magazine
I like the information this magazine give me about ecological and green buildings, and organic gardening. It has pretty pictures. And the projects it presents are obtainable, unlike other gardening magazines which have projects and materials I could never get.
---Lisa Williams, Coordinator of Research and Information Services

Location: Bound periodicals
Call # : in alphabetical order under “M”

Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith
This is just a wonderful book. It’s written like a woman’s diary in short chapters from the time she is a little until she is an old woman. She lives in the mountains of western Virginia. It’s a wonderful chronicle of this woman’s life.
---Arlene Hanerfeld, Associate University Librarian for Technical & Collection Services

Location: General Collection
Call # : PS3569.M5376 F2 1988

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
This is my favorite book. Every kid, no matter what they’re going through, can relate to this book. It’s got good morals, without being moralizing. It portrays realistic relationships and its message is to see people on the inside, instead of focusing on appearance. Its universal themes appeal to all ages.
---Kathryn Batten, Education Librarian

Location: Juvenile Collection
Call # : H598o

Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre
I like this book because of its relevance to current events and the tragedies that garner lots of media attention and scoops that aren’t always accurate. The story is modeled after the Columbine shootings. The best friend of the perpetrator becomes a scapegoat because of the media. It paints a picture of modern American media and social structure.
---Gary Moore, Special Formats Cataloging Librarian

Location: Recreational Reading
Call # : PR9619.4.P54 V47 2003