Home Online Catalog Reference Dept. In March 1987, Jill Tempest came to the Jackson-George Regional Library System to be the Moss Point City Library Branch Manager. Since October 1995, Jill has been the Branch Manager for the Ocean Springs Municipal Library, ranked as one of the busiest libraries in the state of Mississippi. Writing the library column has been great fun.
People check out books for many reasons.
A favorite author writes the book. Or the book is written on a subject about which or whom the individual would like to know more. Recently, I overheard a conversation with someone who was checking out a book because she liked the title. I, too, like to read books with great titles. I think that if a book has an imaginative title, someone clever has created something good for me to enjoy.