Homer Public Library Top Drawer Collection

We proudly present some sample works for your enjoyment. Click on the image or the title to see more.
Also, see a story about Joy and Norm Griffin, who started the Top Drawer Collection many years ago.

Title/Author First lines

K.E.O.K.
by Caroline Coons Like a string of identical soldiers
Cut from fan-folded paper
The white-parka'd men stride in.

The golden Heart
by Joy Griffin Ira rolled over on his cot, just coming out of sleep. His narrow bed still felt unfamiliar, and at first he was not sure where he was.

A collage of Inconsequential Observations
by Margaret Pate Some time ago we had visitors from the middle west—Indiana ...
You can imagine my surprise and chagrin when, after a few days, one of the ladies exclaims, "I don't see how you can bear these mountains! They are so forbidding. They make me feel really depressed."

Fish Eye Soup and Other Stories
by Lou Schwartzwald      The cold -
Stabbing, stinging cheeks and nose,
Assailed the young cheechako maid
Who, from the balmy south had strayed
     Far North,
Where, eerie, the aurora glows.

Tough Times When We Were Kids
by Diana Tillion Marian reached for the rung in front of her. "You could come behind me", she suggested, in a tiny voice.
     "No, Marian, it's too shaky. That would make it harder."

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Top Drawer Collection

Sponsored by the Friends of the Homer Public Library, Inc.

The Friends of the Homer Public Library, Inc. has established a collection of works by Kenai Peninsula writers called the Top Drawer Collection in the Homer Public Library. This program is part of the Friends' annual National Library Week celebration and the collection is expanded each April during this week. See this story at the LitSite Alaska website for information about Joy and Norman Griffin, who started the Top Drawer tradition many years ago.

Top Drawer Collection works are sent to a commercial bindery and the cost of the binding is furnished by the Friends. The books are cataloged by the library and made available for circulation to library users. The collection is also presented to the public with reviews on Reading Between the Lines, the library's Sunday radio show on KBBI Public Radio.

All copyright remains the property of the original author. The bound copies become the property of the Homer Public Library and will fall under the same guidelines and procedures that apply to other items in the library's collection.

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If you have any questions about the program please call the library at 907-235-3180.

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We proudly present some sample works for your enjoyment. Click on the image or the title to see more. Also, see a story about Joy and Norm Griffin, who started the Top Drawer Collection many years ago.
	Title/Author	First lines
	K.E.O.K. by Caroline Coons	Like a string of identical soldiers Cut from fan-folded paper The white-parka'd men stride in.
	The golden Heart by Joy Griffin	Ira rolled over on his cot, just coming out of sleep. His narrow bed still felt unfamiliar, and at first he was not sure where he was.
	A collage of Inconsequential Observations by Margaret Pate	Some time ago we had visitors from the middle west—Indiana ... You can imagine my surprise and chagrin when, after a few days, one of the ladies exclaims, "I don't see how you can bear these mountains! They are so forbidding. They make me feel really depressed."
	Fish Eye Soup and Other Stories by Lou Schwartzwald	The cold - Stabbing, stinging cheeks and nose, Assailed the young cheechako maid Who, from the balmy south had strayed Far North, Where, eerie, the aurora glows.
	Tough Times When We Were Kids by Diana Tillion	Marian reached for the rung in front of her. "You could come behind me", she suggested, in a tiny voice. "No, Marian, it's too shaky. That would make it harder."

	Entry Form and Guidelines	How to enter your work. Updated January 5th, 2006.