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Library Services
Story Hour
Video and Book Donations
Friends Update - June
About the Library
Memorial Fund Established
County Library
Audio Books
Visit Your Library
Am. Lit. on Video
Lifetime Reading


News From Your Library
CHANGES TO THE BUILDING
Much progress has been made behind the scenes since the Tewksbury Township Library took over the Oldwick Community Center building three months ago. Only after the transfer could the Library Board move forward with repairs to the building. Although not always visible, these repairs are necessary and add to the structural integrity and preservation of this beloved Oldwick treasure, formerly known as Barnet Hall.

Items that have been completed to date are:
• Removal of the underground oil tank and placing a new tank in the basement
• Removal of an unused chimney at the rear of the building
• New insulated roof with copper valleys
• New gutters and chimney repair

Installation of a fire escape is a major step in reopening the upstairs room. It has been designed and should be ordered in the next few weeks. The 1200-square-foot upstairs also needs cleaning and repairs, including paint and carpet. A new carpet has been donated by a Tewksbury resident, to be installed once other work is done.

The upstairs space will house children’s books and activities such as the Wednesday story hour will take place there, as well as meetings and community activities, making the first floor more available for other uses.

The Library Board is gathering ideas from patrons and other libraries, and professional advice from architects and planners. Any project depends on the financial resources of the Tewksbury Library. In February the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library made a generous contribution for building improvements. The Friends of the Tewksbury Library and the Library Board are working together to plan fund raisers to improve the building and provide better library services.

Carole Scott, Tewksbury Library Manager, reported that circulation for March exceeded 4700, the highest in two years. One April Wednesday, 18 enthusiastic children crowded around the table for Story Hour and created adorable caterpillars to take home.

There is an enthusiastic buzz among the Library Board, Friends, and Tewksbury residents in seeing the positive steps being taken at our Library. We look forward to keeping you updated about our progress and how you can be a part of this exciting venture.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM
The Friends of the Tewksbury Township Library are once again sponsoring the Tewksbury Library summer reading program. Children of all ages are invited to participate in this town wide program by coming to the Library to register and check out books.

There are two categories of the program: those who are able to read on their own and those who will have books read to them. After reading their books-or being read to-children then return to the Library where they report the number of pages read. A log will be kept for the duration of the summer program.

Registration begins at the Library on June 16th and the reading program ends September 16th. Prizes will be awarded in each category. “Catch the Reading Bug” is a statewide program to encourage families to read together. Stop by and visit with Tewksbury Library Manager Carole Scott to learn more about the program and catch the bug!

Tewksbury Library Board



Library Hours
The Library's hours of operation are:
Tuesday 10:00AM–6:00PM,
Wednesday 10:00AM–6:00PM,
Thursday 12:00PM–8:00PM,
Friday 10:00AM–6:00PM,
Saturday 10:00AM–3:00PM.

Also, please note that the preschoolers (to age 5) Story Hour is now scheduled for 2:00PM, on Wednesdays. Entire families are welcome!

The Library is located in the red, Barnett Academy building, on Main Street, Oldwick.



Library Services
Fast Internet Service
To serve our patrons better, the Library has a DSL Internet provider. It is not necessary to dial an Internet provider; the Internet is always available!

Easier Renewals Did you know it is possible to renew your library books from home, via the Internet? Stop by the Library; Judy will explain the new procedure, and help you register your PIN number.

Automated Borrower Services
The Hunterdon County Library has a new Automated Notification System which automatically phones borrowers with overdue notices. You can also dial 788-0592, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to access their patron information. After registering a PIN at any library in the Hunterdon County System, you will be able to renew materials and hear what items you have on loan, on hold, or overdue.

Circulating CD's Most of the CD-ROMs and educational software in the Tewksbury Library's collection are available to borrow! Visit the Library to see what's available and learn about the lending policy.



Story Hour
There is a continuing URGENT NEED for story readers. If you are interested in reading about once a month (or even once every six weeks), please phone Librarian Carole Scott at the Library, at 439-3761.

Some people have also expressed interest in starting a story time for children under 3 years old, to be run by the children's mothers. If you would like to get involved, please phone Carole Scott at the library at 439-3761.



Video and Book Donations
VIDEO/DVD DONATIONS
Due to budgetary restrictions, the Tewksbury Library can no longer purchase videos and DVD's. The Library is grateful to everyone who has donated items, in recent months, however, due to space limitations, there is a very specific list of videos and DVD's that they need. Please check at the main desk to see what titles are on the list.

BOOK DONATIONS
The Friends of the Library are sponsoring an on-going "used bookstore," in the small area to the left of the entrance to the Library. Lightly-used books and magazines are being sold at a fraction of their original cost. Most hardcover books are only $1, soft covers $0.50, and magazines $0.25!

Donations of saleable books are warmly welcomed, although because of space constraints, Reader's Digest Condensed or text books are not accepted. If you require assistance, or would like to arrange a convenient date and time for a drop off, contact Carole Scott, at 439-3761.



Friends Update - June
NYC ECONOMY BOOMS!
At least it did on April 29th, when a bus of library supporters went on The First Annual Gourmet Gallivant to Zabar’s, Chelsea Market, Dean & DeLuca’s, etc. When we returned to the library some of us had bought so many goodies that we had to make two trips from the bus to our cars.

It was a very successful fund raiser by the Friends of the Tewksbury Township Library. If you were on the trip, don’t forget that $40 of your fee is tax deductible. Other fund raisers are coming soon. Watch this space for news.

JUNE MEETING
The next meeting of the Friends of the Tewksbury Library will be on Monday, June 2nd, at 10:30AM, in the Library. The Friends meet on the first Monday of each month, to discuss their ongoing projects to raise funds for library functions. New faces are always welcome.
Note: The Friends usually suspend their regular meetings for the summer months.

USED BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Library want to thank everyone who has taken advantage of the ongoing used-book sale.

Just when we were starting to run short of books for our ongoing book sale, we received boxesfull of volumes from some of our patrons. Thanks to all who contributed.

The book sale is a win-win-win situation:
• You make room on your overstuffed book shelves.
• Others get to buy books at $1.00 or 50˘.
• The Friends use the profits to help furnish the Marion Katnack Memorial Children’s Library, which will be on the 2nd floor of the building.
• Everyone is happy!

NEW BROCHURE
Many thanks to Friends member Nancy Hochenberger for redesigning the Friends membership brochure. Nancy, a graphic artist, did a great job updating the information, using a new photo of the Library for the cover, and modernizing the look of the flyer. They’ll be available at the library and you’ll get one in the Tewksbury Times next January.

MAPS MAKE GREAT GIFTS
A generous donation has allowed the Friends of the Library to offer a limited-edition set of reproduction maps, from 1873. The maps, one of “New Germantown” (Oldwick), the other of Tewksbury Township, are very detailed, showing all then-standing houses, with the owners names, and other distinctive features. The maps are available in the Library, at a cost of $15 for one, or $25 for the set, and make great gifts for any present or former Tewksbury resident.

ABOUT THE FRIENDS
The Friends of the Tewksbury Township Library is a volunteer group organized to support and maximize the services of the Library.

In addition to the on-going book sale, the Friends of the Tewksbury Library run educational programs, purchase books and other materials for the Library, fund the children’s story hour, and each year sponsor the children’s Summer Reading Program.

The Friends are currently working on a number of projects. To learn more about helping the Friends, pick up a brochure at the Library, attend their next meeting, or e-mail the Friends.



About the Library
The Tewksbury Township Public Library was brought into existence in 1970 by a group of dedicated residents who saw the need for a library in our community. Prior to this, one had to travel to the County Library in Flemington, or wait for the bookmobile. The Tewksbury Township Library was organized as an association library with a managing Board of Trustees, and is a Member Library of the Hunterdon County Library System. As a member library, we are able to take advantage of services of the County Library, including reference question referral and the interlibrary loan program.

Since our founding, Tewksbury Township has undergone significant
growth, and we have expanded greatly to meet the changing needs of our users. Our operating hours have increased from three days a week to six, and our collection has increased from a meager 200 volumes to over 14,000, with 200 current periodical titles, and a selection of video and audio tapes. Computer technology connects us with the electronic catalogue of the County Library system (including the holdings of all other member libraries), as well as providing on-site reference resources, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the World Almanac, and some other great book on CD-ROM. We also offer copier and fax machines for the convenience of our users.

A by-product of our successful development is that we have grown rather cramped in our present (and original) home in the Oldwick Community Center. For several years we have been looking for a suitable location for a new library facility to ease the space crunch. But "cozy" as we may be, we are quite prepared to meet your library needs.

Our continuing development is made possible by the financial support of township residents, a staff of dedicated volunteers who have worked thousands of hours in this labor of love, and the Friends of the Library who have sponsored concerts, French classes, Summer reading programs, and much more.



Memorial Fund Established
In 2005, the Tewksbury Library lost a good friend with the passing of Marion Katnack. Because of Marion’s deep connection with the Library and the children of Tewksbury, the Katnack family has established, the “Marion Katnack Children’s Library Memorial Fund.”

The Fund will be administered by the Friends of the Tewksbury Library, to provide a lasting memorial to Marion in a new Library building, to commemorate her devotion to children and library service in Tewksbury. This Fund is separate from the Friends’ long-standing Building Fund, which will be used for other aspects of the new Library.

Marion was a founding member of the Tewksbury Township Library, and continued her connection with the Library for over 35 years. Most recently, Marion served on the Library Board of Trustees, acted as a reader during the Children’s Story Hour, which she had helped to launch, and became more active with the Friends of The Tewksbury Township Library.

Marion was such an integral part of our library for so long, the Friends urge anyone interested in marking Marion’s contributions to make your own contribution to this fund, to help make her dream come true. To donate, make your check payable to:
“Marion Katnack Children’s Library Memorial Fund”
and mail to:

The Friends of the Tewksbury Library
PO Box 49
Oldwick, NJ 08858

all donations are tax-deductible. For more information, e-mail the Friends.



County Library
In addition to all that is available at the Tewksbury Library, the Hunterdon County Library offers a variety of services, such as the following:

REFRENCE SERVICES
What do you do when you think of a question you want answered , but it's after Library hours? Now you can e-mail the Reference desk at the County Library any time of day. See the "Reference" page of the County's Web site for details.

ON-LINE PERIODICAL SEARCH
The County Library offers on-line access to two
periodicals search engines
for information contained in journals, magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals.

ON-LINE "CARD" CATALOGUE SEARCH
Wait ‘till the last minute for a report...need to know if the Library has any copies of a book left? Now you can search the entire Hunterdon County Library Catalogue from your home. The service, "DialPAC", enables anyone who has internet service to search through the entire holdings of the County Library System 24-hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, patrons also have access to the Community Resource File (a database of community organizations) and the Reference Fact File, which presents frequently asked reference questions and their answers. The site includes complete instructions on how to access DialPAC.

DIRECTORY OF EVENTS
The County Library hosts a number of art exhibits, and alecture & concert series (September-June), as well as having a collection of art-to-borrow

EXTENDED HOURS
The County Library is now open on Sundays from 1-5PM. Due to limited staffing, however, no phone service can be offered on Sundays.



Audio Books
Your Library has a large selection of Books on Tape. Many people enjoy borrowing audio books for a change of pace while commuting, to break the montony of long trips to vacation spots, to learn a new language, or just to entertain them on a weekend afternoon.

Following is a current list of audio books available. The number after some of the titles indicates the year it was acquired.

ADULT FICTION

Absolute Power
Abuse of Power 1998
Accidental Tourist
Acts of Faith 1998
After Dark
Airframe
Albatross 1997
Alienist
All Around the Town
All the Pretty Horses
All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie 1998
Andromeda Strain
Angel of Darkness 1998
Anything Considered
Apocalypse Watch
Aquitaine Progression
Ashworth Hall 1997
At Home in Mitford 1997
"B" Is for Burglar 1998
Bad Love
Beach Music
Beaches 1997
Big Picture 1997
Big Sleep
Bittersweet
Black Blade 1997
Black Water
Blackberry Day
Blessing in Disguise 1998
Blessing Way
Blessings
Blue Bedroom
Body Farm
Body of Evidence
Bonfire of the Vanities
Book of Ruth 1997
Bridges of Madison County
Bull from the Sea
Burning Angel
Butcher Boy 1997
Caesar 1998
California Gold
Cape Cod
Capital Crimes
Cardinal of the Kremlin
Case Has Altered 1998
Cat and Mouse 1998
Cat Who Blew the Whistle
Cat Who Came to Breakfast
Cat Who Said Cheese 1997
Cat Who Sang for the Birds 1998
Cat Who Tailed a Thief 1997
Cauldron 1997
Cause of Death
Celestine Prophecy
Centennial
Chamber
Chances: Gino's Story 1997
Charade
Charleston
Chesapeake
Chimney Sweeper's Boy 1998
Christmas Carol
Chromosome Six 1997
Clear and Present Danger
Client
Clinic 1997
Coast Road 1998
Cold Mountain 1998
Colony
Come to Grief
Commodore
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Copper Beach
Cradle Will Fall
Cruel and Unusual
Cruising Paradise 1997
Cry in the Night
Cuba Libre 1998
Cyclops 1998
"D" Is for Deadbeat
Dancing Floor 1997
Dancing in the Dark
Dangerous to Know
Daybreak
Dead Cert
Dead in the Water 1998
Death Is Now My Neighbor 1997
Debt of Honor
Deception on His Mind 1997
Decked 1998
Deep End of the Ocean
Deja Dead 1998
Devil's Waltz
Devil's Waltz
Disclosure
Doctors
"E" Is for Evidence
Eleventh Commandment 1998
Ellery Queen Presents
Emma
Empire Builders 1998
Empty House
End of Summer
Endearment
English Patient
Evening Class 1997
Everville 1997
Exclusive
Executive Orders
Eyes
"F" Is for Fugitive
Fall from Grace 1997
Family Blessings
Far from the Madding Crowd
Fashionably Late 1997
Fat Tuesday 1997
Fault Lines
Finding Moon
Firm
First Eagle 1998
Fist of God
Flood Tide 1998
Flying Finish
For Love
For Love Alone 1997
For the Sake of Elena
Forrest Gump
Fourth Estate
Fried Green Tomatoes
From Potter's Field
"G" Is for Gumshoe
Glass Lake
Great Expectations
Great Gatsby
Green Mile
The Bad Death of Euard
- Coffey on the Mile
- Coffey's Hands
- Mouse on the Mile
- Night Journey
- Two Dead Girls
Gaudy Night
Goodbye Saigon 1997
Gunslinger
Harvest 1997
Heartbreak Hotel
Heartstone 1997
Hellion Bride
Hide and Seek
Hill Towns
Home Song
Homeland
Hornet's Nest 1997
Horse Whisperer
Hotel Paradise 1997
Hound of the Baskervilles
Hundred Secret Senses
I Know this Much Is True 1998
Icarus Agenda
If Tomorrow Comes
Imajica 1997
In Chancery
In the Presence of the Enemy
Inca Gold
Inner Circle
Invisible Man
"J" Is for Judgment
Jane Eyre
Journey
Joy Luck Club
Judge
Kilmeny of the Orchard 1997
King and I
Kiss the Girls 1997
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter
Kitchen God's Wife
"L" Is for Lawless
La Times
Ladder of Years
Last of the Mohicans
Laws of Our Fathers
Legacy of Silence 1998
Les Miserables
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Lie down with Lions
Lightning 1998
Like Water for Chocolate
List 1997
Long Road Home 1998
Longshot 1998
Lost World 1997
Love and Smoke
Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
Lucky 1997
"M" Is for Malice 1997
McNally's Gamble 1997
Malice Domestic 2
Marrying Man 1997
Master of the Game
Matter of Honor
Maybe the Moon 1998
Mean High Tide 1997
Memoirs of a Dance Hall Romeo
Memoirs of a Geisha 1998
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Mischief
Missing Joseph
Monk's Hood
Montana Sky 1997
Moo
Moonlight Becomes You
Morning Glory
Morning, Noon and Night
Mortal Fear
Mountain Laurel
Mrs. Dewinter
Murder at the Kennedy Center
Murder at the Vicarage 1998
Murder at the Watergate 1998
Murder on the Aisle
Murder on the Orient Express
My Cousin Rachel
My Gal Sunday
Mystery
Mystery of the Blue Train
“N” Is for Noose 1998
Night Crew 1998
Night of the Fox 1998
No Witness 1997
Nobody's Fool 1997
Nothing Lasts Forever
November of the Heart
Numbered Account 1998
O Little Town of Maggody
Old Contemtibles
Old Man and the Sea 1998
On Dangerous Ground
Only Love 1998
Other Two
Our Game
Partner 1997
Passage to India
Patchwork Planet 1998
Patriot Games
Perchance to Dream
Perfect
Perfect Spy*
Phantom of the Opera
Picturing Will* 98
Place Called Freedom
Playing with the Cobras * 98
Plum Island 97
Point of Origin 98
President's Daughter 97
Presumed Innocent*
Pretend You Don't See Her 97
Prince of Tides
Prime Witness
Private Lies* 98
Prizes
Promises
Proof
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze* 8--damaged 7/98
Queen of the Damned
Rainbow Six 98
Rainmaker
Rapture of Canaan 97
Red Badge of Courage
Red Phoenix
Red Square
Red Storm Rising*
Risk * 98
Runaway Jury
Russia House*
Saint Maybe
Sanctuary 97
Sanctuary * 98
Sands of Time
Saving Grace* 1997
Scarlet
Scarlet Letter
Screwtape Letters
Scruples
Scruples Two
Second Nature* 98
Secrecy 98
Secret Affair 97
Secret Garden 98
Secret Prey 98
See Jane Run* 1997
Set-up 97
She's Come Undone 98
She Walks These Hills* 1997
Shell Seekers
Shock Wave* 1997
Short Stories
Silence of the Lambs
Silent Cry 1998
Silent Prey
Silent Witness 97
Skinwaleers
Skull Beneath the Sink
Sleeping Tiger
Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend* 98
Small Town Girl97
Small Vices * 98
Smiley's People
Smokescreen
Smokescreen
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snows of Kilimanjaro
Society of the Mind * 98
Song of Solomon 97
Sound of Music*
Spy Catcher*
Stars Shine down
Staying on
Stillwatch
Stitches in Time 97
Stormy Petrel
Straight* 98
Strange Highways Collection: Chase * 98
Street Lawyer 98
Sudden Prey * 98
Suitable Vengeance
Sula * 98
Sunset Limited 98
Survival of the Fittest * 98
Suspense* 1997
Sweet Liar
Tailor of Panama
Tales of Mystery & Suspense: the Bullet, the Perfectionist* 1997
Tales of Mystery & Suspense: Love's Lovely Counterfeit* 1997
Tales from a Village School
Tell Me Your Dreams 98
Ten Pound Penalty98
Tenth Insight
Tess of D'urbervilles
Thinner
Third Twin
Thousand Acres
Three Blind Mice
Thunder Point
Tin Man * 98
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Total Control 97
Toxin 98
Treasures
Treasures * 98
Triple*
Turn of the Screw
Twelve Red Herrings
Under Gemini* 1997
Unnatural Exposure 97
Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Until You
Up Island 97
Vanished
Vespers* 1998
Vital Signs
Walking Shadow
Web
Well-schooled in Murder
Where There's Smoke
Whispers * 1998
White Birds* 1997
Windmills of the Gods
Winner 1998
Woman of Independent Means
Wuthering Heights
Yellow Admiral 97
You Belong to Me 98
Zero Coupon* 98

ADULT NONFICTION

128.2 This I Believe: Mind over Illness*
150.13 Creating Excellence*
150.13 The Psychology of Winning*
152.41 Born for Love
153.83 Art of Decision Making
155.3 Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up...* 98
155.633 Wild Woman Archetype
158 Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
158.1 First Things First * 1997
158.1 Care of the Soul
158.1 Selling You
158.1 Don't Say Yes When You Want to Say No
158. 12 Simple Abundance 98
230.2 Crossing the Threshold of Hope
242.5 Sources of Strength 98
305.26 A Field Guide to Retirement
305.26 Coming of Age 1997
332.024 9 Steps to Financial Freedom
362.2 No Way out
364.106 Donnie Brasco
364.106 Underboss * 98
364.1523 Everything She Ever Wanted
394.26 Seven Stories of Christmas Love
428.24 Listen & Learn Beginner's English Reader
430 German
438 Just Listen and Learn German* 98
438 Just Listen and Learn German Plus* 98
440 French
448 French I 1998
468 Spanish
468 Just Listen and Learn Spanish * 98
523.1 A Brief History of Time *
612.68 Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
646.7 Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
649.7 Teaching Your Children Values
650.1 The Art of Negotiating a Deal *
650.1 Creative Thinking *
650.1 Effective Executive *
650.1 Win-Win Negotiating: Turning Conflict into *
650.1 Working Smarter
650.13 Dilbert Principle * 98
650.14 Career Power
658 Managing in a Time of Great Change
658 A Passion for Excellence
658 Still Further up the Organization
658.314 Corporate Coach
658.4 Running Things
658.85 Strategic Spelling
808.51 Get to the Point: How to Say
808.51 Talk to Win
808.8038 The Book of Virtues
821 Richard Burton Anthology of Classic Poetry
821.912 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 1997
910.452 Perfect Storm 98
914.21 Parliamentary London
917.81 Heat Moon (Prairyerth)* 1998
955.054 On Wings of Eagles
973.4 Undaunted Courage
Bio Eisenhower * 1997
Bio Graham-Just as I Am 97
Bio Graham-Personal History * 1997
Bio Hepburn–Me
Bio Lincoln
Bio Lincoln's Letters
Bio McCourt–Angela's Ashes 1997
Bio Mandela –Long Walk to Freedom
Bio Matthau–Among the Porcupines
Bio Reich–Locked in the Cabinet 1997
Bio Rooney–My War * 1997

JUVENILE CASSETTE (AUDIO)

Alcott Little Women
Anderson Thumbelina
Anderson Wild Swans
Burnett Secret Garden 98
Carroll Alice in Wonderland
Dahl Roald Dahl Audio Collection
Danzinger Amber Brown Collection 1997
Kipling Mowgli's Brother
Koningsburg View from Saturday 98
Paulsen Night the White Deer Died
Speare Sign of the Beaver 98
Sperry Call it Courage
Twain Adventures of Hulkeberry Finn
Twain Adventures of Tom Sawyer
White Charlotte's Web

JUVENILE NON-FICTION

398.2 Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales

JUVENILE BOOK WITH CASSETTE
Balducci Nutcracker
Barrett Benjamin's 365 Birthdays
Barrett Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Bemelmans Madelaine
Berenstain Berenstain Bears & Too Much Vacation
Berenstain Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
Berenstain Berenstain Bears' Trick or Treat
Bunting Scary, Scary Halloween
Burton Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel
Galdone Puss in Boots
Galdone Teeny-Tiny Woman
Gannett My Father's Dragon 98
Krauss A Hole Is to Dig
Roberts Nobody Cares about Me
Small Imogene's Antlers
Thayer Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
Thomas Gets Tricked
Warner Mike's Mystery
Wood Into the Napping House

JUVENILE NON-FICTION BOOKS WITH CASSETTE
398.2 Brown Stone Soup
398.2 Prokofiev Peter & the Wolf
811.54 Ciardi You Read to Me, I'll Read to You



Visit Your Library
The Tewksbury Township Public Library is located in the first floor of the Oldwick Community Center, on High Street, Oldwick. The mailing address is:

PO Box 49
Oldwick, NJ 08858

You can also reach the Library by phone at (908) 439-3761, or by e-mail.



Am. Lit. on Video
The library has purchased The Teaching Company's "Classics of American Literature" video course. This addition is an excellent reference source. It is composed of 21 videos, and each video consists of a distinguished professor discussing a particular period of American literature. Due to space limitations, these videos are not out on shelves; please ask the librarian if you would like to check any of the videos out or to see the guides which accompany the videos.



Lifetime Reading
The New Lifetime Reading Plan, a Classic Guide to World Literature, is a list of great books, put together by Clifton Fadiman & John S. Major. The Plan is meant for readers from 18 to 80+ who are curious to see what their minds can master in the course of a lifetime. Pocket summaries of the 132 authors in the Lifetime Reading Plan, as well as a chronological list, are available to aid patrons in their reading. These classic works include fiction, essays, plays, and poetry by the world’s foremost authors and thinkers.