The other day, a customer asked me, "I would like to know the title of the non-fiction book regarding Truman Capote written by Harper Lee."

At first, I couldn’t find a nonfiction book about Truman Capote written by Harper Lee, but I did find a fiction book(novel) about Truman Capote written by Harper Lee. Harper Lee based the character of Dill Harris after Truman Capote in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize. (To date, it has sold more than 30 million copies.)

I kept digging though, and I found Truman Capote published nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood in 1963. Harper Lee traveled with Truman Capote to interview town members, friends, and investigators regarding the murder of four members of the Clutter family for an article, but it later became this nonfiction novel. However, Truman Capote never recognized Harper Lee for her contributions to the novel. Harper Lee was upset and disappointed with Truman Capote. This novel is significant as the first in a new literary genre - the nonfiction novel.

So the customer either wanted a fiction book about Truman Capote written by Harper Lee or a nonfiction book written by Truman Capote (and Harper Lee) - and after discussing the possibilities with the customer, the correct answer was the second, In Cold Blood.

All in all, a fascinating search!

San Jose Public Library Collections

• Truman Capote
• Harper Lee
• Pulitzer Prize
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• In Cold Blood

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The first 6 week session classes for the Basic Korean Conversation Club were successfully finished.

Now we are going to start the new 6 week session classes starting from March. 13 in the King Library.

Learn practical Korean Conversation such as greetings, numbers, and food. Chat topics may include K-Pop, K-Drama, and K-Culture.

• Video Clips for the First Korean Class in the King Library
• Lunar New Year and Korean "Seollal(설날)"
• Korean Research Databases
• South Korea Travel Information
• Wrap-up Party for the Basic Korean Conversation Club in the King Library

6 week session

Wednesdays 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

March 13, 20, 27

April 3, 10, 17

Study Room 390, 3rd Floor

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose

(408)808-2183/2331

Free Admission/ No Sign-up

San Jose Public Library eBook Collections:

• Korea Travel eBook

San Jose Public Library Collections:

• K-POP
• K-DRAMA
• Korean Language Learning Books
• Korean Language Learning Spoken-CDs
• Korean Language Learning Videos

If you have a chance to visit Turkey, stay not only Istanbul,

but also Ephesus in Turkey.

Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here as quoted on Wikipedia.com.

The library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus was built in honor of the Roman Senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus(completed in 135 AD) by Celsus' son, Gaius Julius Aquila (consul, 110 AD). The library was built to store 12,000 scrolls and to serve as a monumental tomb for Celsus. This library demonstrates that libraries were to be found outside of the Roman Empire, and what is special about this library is that it is still standing. Many people from around the world make a special visit to this library. The oldest library recorded is the Library of Alexandria in Ancient Egypt. The exact date of this library’s construction is unknown but it is guessed to have been built circa 367 BC to 283 BC as quoted on dearlibrarian.com.
 

San Jose Public Library Collections

• Turkey Travel Books
• Turkey History Books
• Cooking the Turkish Way
• Ancient Library
• Roman Empire

More Information

• List of Libraries in the Ancient World
• List of Turkish Desserts
• Turkish Delight (Lokum)
• Turkish Ice cream (Dondurma)
• Turkish Grilled Mackerel Kebabs (Uskumru Baligi Kebabi)
• Kebab

OneInMath sessions for children in K-2 grades will begin at Hillview Branch this Wednesday at 5:30 PM. The program series teaches the kids to master simple addition and subtraction skills that will help them to succeed in math and science classes later on. Face-to-face tutoring and video instructions will be provided.

Urvi Gupta and a team of enthusiastive volunteers have offered this highly successful program at Evergreen and Berryessa libraries. This week will mark the begin of the program's expansion to Hillview Branch.

To register, please go to OneInMath online web page. Classes will be conducted weekly on Wednesdays at Hillview starting February 6th.