We had a very successful Books Open Doors town-wide read this year. The books were checked out over 165 times! The programs were well received — thank you to Prof. Gary Hylander and music teacher Kim Holster. Both the trial series and the Mozart/child prodigies talk have sent people scurrying to the shelves to find out more information. See below for links to recommended books about Mozart, intelligences, and prodigies.
For those of you who missed the showing from Inspired by Bach, you can check out the whole series from the library. It truly is inspired!
We are taking suggestions for next year’s Books Open Doors. What books might you like to read that would stimulate discussion and suggest different programs? Bring your ideas to the reference desk or leave a comment here.
Suggested Mozart Books
Clarke, Bruce Cooper. The Mozart Starter Exploring the Universe of Mozart’s Music
Eisen, Cliff and Stanley, Sadie. The New Grove Mozart.
Glover, Jane. Mozart’s Women.
Gutman, Robert W. Mozart a Cultural Biography.
Melograni, Piero. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart a Biography
Spaethling, Robert. Mozart’s Letters, Mozart’s Life.
Books on Multiple Intelligences and Creativity
Armstrong, Thomas. 7 Kinds of Smart.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Creativity Flow and Psychology of Discovery and Invention.
Gardner, Howard. Extraordinary Minds
Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence.
