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The Top Drawer Collection is a collection of works by Kenai Peninsula writers put into circulation by the Homer Public Library. The program was begun years ago by Joy and Norman Griffin because they thought it a shame that many of the stories written by their local writers' group were read once or twice by the authors' friends and spouses then put away in top desk drawers and often forgotten.
Read more at: http://litsite.alaska.edu/uaa/aklibraries/drawer.html
The Top Drawer program has become part of the Friends' annual National Library Week celebration (first week in April) and the collection is expanded each April.
On April 5th, 2006, eight new works by local authors were added to the Top Drawer Collection and one was selected for the Top Shelf award. The authors whose works were added tot he Top Drawer collection in 2006 were: Dan Crane, Mary Langham, Brenda Dolma, Peter Garay, Syd Huffnagle and Shoshanna Rourke. Check out the Summer edition of the At the Homer Public Library newsletter for an excerpt from Dan Crane's Poems Without Rhyme or Reason and a Couple of Yarns.
If you are interested in submitting your work to the Top Drawer Program for 2008, submission guidelines will be available in November.
Want to search the Homer Public Library's catalog for all of the titles in the Top Drawer Collection? Go to HPL Catalog, enter top drawer in the dialog box, and select word or phrase to search.
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 | A Collage of Inconsequential Observations by Margaret Pate | A Collage of Inconsequential Observations is a collection of essays written by Margaret Pate and published in 1993. This 68-page book includes humorous and insightful observations about life in Homer, our small Alaskan town. |
 | The Golden Heart by Joy Griffin | Joy Griffin published this 143-page book in 1997. The author describes the adventures of an 11 year-old boy who moves to an Alaskan homestead from an urban East Coast environment. |
 | Fisheye Soup and Other Rhymes by Lou Schwartzwald | Fisheye Soup and Other Rhymes was written by Lou Schwartzwald and published in 1997. This 65-page collection of poems includes true Alaska tales, ruminations, and other tales which provide humor for young and old. |
 | Tough Times When We Were Kids by Diana Tillion | In Tough Times When We Were Kids, Diana Tillion writes six short stories about the life of her family while living in Halibut Cove, a small settlement across the bay from Homer in southcentral Alaska. This 80-page book contains many wonderful illustrations by the author. |
 | K.E.O.K by Carolyn Coons | In K.E.O.K. Caroline Coons draws upon her experiences as a weather observer on remote St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, during World War II. This 72-page book contains poems, prose, outline poems, and a conclusion. |
