The Olympics continue! And with this huge, international gathering of incredibly talented people comes the opportunity for libraries to connect books and other cool information sources to your community members.
Whether or not you are watching the Olympics, or care about sports, or even know about all the different sports in the Olympics – there are people in your community who care a lot. Especially when you are dealing with reluctant readers of any age, or people who may not connect their interests with books, this is a great opportunity to show how relevant your collection is to the community!
So, what is happening today?
- artistic swimming
- baseball
- basketball
- beach volleyball
- boxing
- canoe/kayaking
- cycling
- diving
- equestrian
- field hockey
- golf
- handball
- sailing
- skateboarding
- sport climbing
- table tennis
- track and field
- volleyball
- water polo
- weight lifting
Take these ideas and spin off some ideas for your own library to set up programs and to create displays of books your community members may enjoy! We will get you started with a few book suggestions for you:
- Shredders: Girls Who Skate, by Sierra Prescott
- Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History, by Iain Borden
- Why We Swim, by Bonnie Tsui
- Swimming Through Life: Terry Schroeder and the USA Olympic Men’s Water Polo Team, by Diana Addison Lyle
- Hey, Tiger―You Need to Move Your Mark Back: 9 Simple Words that https://amzn.to/3zi41EXChanged the Game of Golf Forever, by Steve Scott and Tripp Bowden
- Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier, by Terry Laughlin
- Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route: Exploring the Green and Colorado Rivers, by Mike Bezemek
- Once There Were Giants: The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing, by Jerry Izenberg
- When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your Horse, by Beth Baumert
- Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship, by Janet Jones