We love our Summer Reading themes, and I’ve talked a little about three of them, so today it’s time for the fourth: Explore Music. This summer, Adults can earn tickets in our grad prize drawings by completing two of four activities on the four badges. One of the Music activities is to read a book about music. We have lots of books you can check out here (they are mostly in the 780s near the Reference Desk), or from one of our ebook services. I’ve even compiled a list below of some titles you might find interesting if you need some help picking a music book. (The book you read does not have to come from this list, though.)
So enjoy some music this summer, and some reading, and some musical reading!
Shelia
PS It’s not too late to sign up for Summer Reading, by the way! You can do so here.
Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen by Bill Bentley
Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatles by Tony Bramwell
Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century by Nate Chinen
How to Listen to Jazz by Ted Gioia
Beethoven’s Eroica: The First Great Romantic Symphony by James Hamilton-Paterson
Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost by Christopher Heard
It’s a Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson
Stand Up Straight and Sing! by Jessye Norman
The Hip Hop Years: A History of Rap by Alex Ogg
The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
On Power: My Journey through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power by Gene Simmons
The Indispensable Composers: A Personal Guide by Anthony Tommasini
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