Name: J. LaFreniere recommends winter reading, 1986
Start: 1986-01
End: 1986-01
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1986-01
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: publicationeducationcommunicationseasonal-life
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1986 Beaver Beacon published J. LaFreniere’s “Winter Reading,” which recommends Agatha Christie mysteries and Robert Ludlum spy novels and describes reading as a winter activity.

Evidence limits

This is a personal reading column, not a library catalogue, circulation record, or community reading survey.

Sources

J. LaFreniere, “Winter Reading,” Beaver Beacon, January 1986.
Recommends Agatha Christie mysteries and Robert Ludlum spy novels and describes the writer's reasons for enjoying them. It is a personal reading column, not a library catalogue, circulation record, or community reading survey. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1986, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reading column.
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Beaver Island Archive, “J. LaFreniere recommends winter reading, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-reading-column-1986/, accessed [date], citing J. LaFreniere, “Winter Reading,” Beaver Beacon, January 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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