"Fifty Shades of Grey" a Hot Ticket at Birmingham, Jefferson County. (The Birmingham News, 6/28/2012)
Excerpt: In the case of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the public libraries probably didn’t buy lots of copies of the 2011 novel right away, Blalock says.
“But when it started getting a lot of press, and people wanted to read it, we bought more copies,” she says.
That’s exactly what happened at the Hoover Public Library, says Director Linda Andrews.
“We just decided to wait awhile and see,” she says.
They eventually had 80 requests for the book, and one of the library’s selection policies is to carry all of the books in the top 10 of The New York Times’ best-seller list, she says.
Excerpt: One recent day, an unidentified Mobile woman was reading the book at a local swimming pool, as other women stopped to ask her about it. One reader told the Press-Register that it's "the kind of book that you read, but that you don't want to admit that you read until you meet someone else who has." There's even a joke being circulated on Facebook that in nine months, there will be a baby boom called "Shades of Grey babies."
Moms' '50 Shades of Grey' Obsession Is a Baby Boom Waiting to Happen. (The Stir, 6/18/2012)
Excerpt: There is no need to guess what people who have read Fifty Shades of Grey are doing! Sex shops are seeing a huge spike in sales. People are Pinning Fifty Shades-inspired photos to Pinterest like mad. This is having a very real affect on what people are doing between the sheets. The whole point of the trilogy -- and other erotic literature really -- is to inspire people to get into the bedroom. And like I said: more sex = more pregnancies = more babies.
Glad to see South Central public libraries doing their part.
Related posts:
FDL adds '50 Shades' trilogy to its collection. (6/25.2012)
50 Shades of Grey: First the book, then the merchandise. (6/24/2012)
Letter writer wants to clean up library's shelves. (6/17/2012)
The sensible, professional response to the "50 Shades" questions. (6/7/2012)
Champions of the right to read @ the Duxbury Public Library. (6/3/2012)
Thanks, Helen, I don't know why some of our colleagues find this so hard to say. (6/2/2012)
Harford County Public Library's "selective materials" policy. (6/1/2012)
"50 Shades of Grey" @ the Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library. (5/27/2012)
No "Shades of Grey" @ Fort Bend County Libraries. (5/26/2012)
Brevard County Public Library reverses its decision on "50 Shades". (5/26/2012)
A Woman's Touch is Riding the "50 Shades" Wave. (5/26/2012)
Is there some wiggle room in your collection development policy? 5/24/2012)
Have you dusted off your policy on erotica? (5/22/2012)
Pulling "Shades" doesn't keep the noise out @ the Brevard County Public Library. (5/15/2012)
"We do not collect erotica @ Gwinnett County Public Library" (5/13/2012)
Will Fond du Lac residents now be clamoring for this books. (4/12/2012)
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