By David W. Keeber |
Sedona Public Library
Sedona, AZ - Often as readers, we find a
genre or author and stick to reading books in
that area. Yet, this and all libraries offer so
much more than a single type of book that, given
sufficient impetus, if you were to wander into
another area you would find so much more to
read. The Sedona Public Library's Arizona
Collection is just such an area with the added
advantage that an armchair traveler can rather
easily go from shelf to real life without much
trouble. Take a few moments to "tour" the
collection there to learn what we have to offer.
First, the Arizona Collection is located in the
center stacks right behind the Reference
Collection shelves. On the very first shelves,
you will find the City of Sedona collection that
offers such things as the City Code, the General
Management Plan and even the text of each year's
Resolutions and Ordinances. If you have business
with the City and need to review the documents
pertinent to your matter, we probably have them
here.
There is also a Reference section in the Arizona
Collection that offers really fascinating
things. Take for example the bibliography of the
Grand Canyon. Who would have imaged that a hole
in the ground could be the subject of reams of
writing? We have information on Arizona
population growth, business directories for the
state, the complete Arizona Revised Statutes,
the code of laws for the state, data on geology
and the flora and fauna of this place and even
County documents for both Yavapai and Coconino.
There are fiction titles and nonfiction, too.
Just as there is a complete set of call numbers
according to the Dewey Decimal Classification
System in the rest of the Library, there is a
similar system of numbering in the Arizona
Collection. Are you a gardener? We have books
specifically about gardening in Arizona. Do you
like to cook? Try Arizona cooking books
featuring recipes from the settler years or by
state celebrities. Architecture? We've got books
on that topic, specific to styles prevalent in
our state. Art, history, whatever, you can find
a book on the topic as it relates to Arizona.
Are you an outdoorsy type? Do you hike or even
do driving trips through the state? You might
try Susan Makov's guide to the trading posts of
Arizona or pick up a guidebook to the different
architectural styles of Tucson.
Do you need a killer barbeque recipe for a
gathering of friends prone to sporting cowboy
hats and boots? Pick up a recipe for chili that
will only taste right when stirred with a
mesquite stick!
The history of our great state is well
represented in myriad titles that examine the
native population, the emigrants who have been
flooding into Arizona for the past 150 years, or
where we might be heading given current trends.
One very interesting item in the Arizona
Collection is the Journal of Arizona History, a
product of the University of Arizona Press. If
you are interested in the individual and
personal stories of our state's history, take a
gander at this fascinating journal. There is so
much there that is beyond the capacity of this
column to explain. Take a look!
In addition to the Arizona Collection, we have
recently made some changes to how we present a
number of heavily used areas of the collection.
We have moved the New Books, the most frequently
visited section of what we offer to be right
next to the magazines, much easier to access. We
have move all the videotapes to be beneath the
front windows and then shifted the DVD
collection to give it room to grow. Finally, the
previously over-stuffed shelves of Large Type
books have been extended to make them easier to
read and less crowded. All of these shifts in
location are intended to make finding items
quicker and easier. Come into the Sedona Public
Library and see what we have to offer. It never
gets boring here!
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