Jean's Book Ends: April's Reader of the Month and Some Library History

Jean's Book Ends: April's Reader of the Month and Some Library History

By Librarian Jean Harman
Dutton Country Courier

Meet your librarian: Jean Harman.
Photo by Devin Wagner

Gather around and I’ll tell you about our new Reader of the Month. This time the spotlight shines on Bev Samuelson, a widowed lady who lives in town and reads two books a week.

Bev is a mother of two.  Her son lives in Minnesota, and her daughter lives in Alabama. Bev is a Grandmother of six –  three boys and three girls. 

So why is she this month’s extra special reader. Well, here’s a quote from her own mouth.  “Reading a book is better than eating chocolate, and I LOVE CHOCOLATE!” 

So I asked her a few questions:

Jean:  When did you start reading?

Bev:  When I got tired of sewing.  My first interest in reading also began when the Library opened up in 1968.

Jean:  What is your favorite subject of books?

Bev:  I read anything and everything.  My favorite is Historical Christian Fiction.  The less smut, the better.

Jean:  How do you keep track of what books you’ve read?

Bev:  I write down what I have read, into a notebook, and I now have three notebooks of books that I have read.

Jean's Book Ends: Notes from the Dutton Library

Jean's Book Ends: Notes from the Dutton Library

By Librarian Jean Harman
Dutton Country Courier

Meet your librarian: Jean Harman.
Photo by Devin Wagner

I would like to introduce everyone to Joan Elser – our first featured Reader of the Month.  Joan is a past president of the Dutton Library Board, and she continues to be a board member.  Joan was quite pleased that I asked her to be our first featured reader.  Her love of books started when she was in high school, and of course she won’t divulge how far back that goes, but I think we will get a good idea in a few more lines.