I've been sending shout-outs, (do they still say that...is that some early 90's word? I don't care...I liked the 90's better than now lately anyway...so shout-outs it is!) to Libraries that have purchased copies of Tales from a Dog Catcher for their readers. I decided to start with the libraries that were the furthest from New York because it just fascinated me that so many miles away in a totally different part of the world, somebody, somewhere could be reading about Charlie the cat who held me hostage, or Bobby and Brownie, or the many emotionally wrenching experiences that made this job as difficult as can be, or the hysterical "too strange to be true" stories that had such an impact on me even all of these years later. Now that I've said all of this, I would like to draw attention to many of the wonderful library systems that have been incredibly good to me and ordered multiple copies of Tales from a Dog Catcher on the faith that their readers would enjoy it and check it out again and again. So, tonight's honored Library System will be the entire state of Indiana!
The first libraries that purchased Tales from a Dog Catcher were from Indiana, and with amazement I watched it grow and grow until multiple library districts in Indiana ordered copies. When I check to see availability, it is often checked out or on hold...another thing that makes my heart sing!
So, check out the state of Indiana's offical site...their information site for visitors and tourists. Thank you Indiana Libary Directors for taking a chance on my book and trusting the April Library Journal Starred Review. There may be more, so please forgive me if I leave anyone out, but thanks go out to the library systems of: Fort Wayne, Bluffton, Huntington, New Castle , Mishawaka Penn Harris, (which has a ton of copies!), Bremen, South Bend, Carmel, Columbus, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Bloomington, and Merrillville.
Someday I would love to come and visit - Indiana sounds like a place that I would really enjoy.
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