• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Alert

COVID-19 Related Library Service News and Updates More Info

arlingtonva.us
MENUMENU
  • Join Now
  • My Account
    • Login
    • About My Account
    • My eAccounts
    • Join Now
  • Holds Pickup & Express Libraries
  • Locations
  • News
  • Help
    • FAQs
    • Contact Us
    • By Appointment
  • Contact Us

Arlington Public Library

MENUMENU
  • Events
    • Explore Online Programs
    • Featured Events
    • Events Calendar
  • Search
      • Browse New
      • Browse All
  • eCollection
    • eAudiobooks
    • eBooks
    • Digital Magazines
    • Learning Tools
    • Research Tools
  • Research
    • Research Portal
    • Research Tools A-Z
    • Local History
  • Services
    • Accessibility Services
    • Borrowing
    • Holds Pickup
    • Get Reading Recs
    • Nonprofits
    • Resume & Job Search
    • Technology
    • Wi-Fi
    • Unavailable Services
    • Accounts and Borrowing
    • Computer Services
    • Meeting Rooms
    • Accessibility Services During COVID-19
    • Make an Appointment
    • More Services
  • Explore
    • Catalog
      • Catalog Search
      • Catalog Browse
      • Digital Archives
      • Borrowing Collections
      • Book Lists
    • Kids & Teens
      • For Babies and Preschoolers
      • For Elementary Schoolers
      • Middle and High Schoolers
    • Local History
      • Research Room
      • Community Archives
      • Digital Collection
    • Support the Library
      • Friends of the Library
      • Giving Opportunities
      • Donating Materials
    • Popular
      • Lynda.com
      • Consumer Reports
      • Overdrive
      • RBdigital
    • EXPLORE MORE
  • Join Now
  • My Account
    • Login
    • My eAccounts
    • About My Account
    • Get a Free Library Card
  • Holds Pickup
  • Locations
  • News
  • Help
  • Contact Us

"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" – Yogi Berra

Take me out to the ball game!

‘Tis the season for hot dogs, crackerjacks and extra innings. Of tracking the rookies, rooting for your favorite team, and racing presidents.

Can’t get enough? Check out these stories of great baseball legends and heroes, underdogs and everyday games:

 

She Loved Baseball: the Effa Manley Story
by Audrey Vernick

Effa Manley loved baseball and her life reflected that love. Learn all about the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

 

 

Sugar
DVD [2008]

A moving film about a young Dominican pitcher who dreams of playing baseball in the major leagues. Miguel “Sugar” Santos has talent but he may not have everything he needs for life the the United States.

 

 

Baseball!
Selected Shorts [sound recording]

Recorded before a live audience, these short stories by John Updike, T.C. Boyle and many more will transport you to the park.

 

Calico Joe
by John Grisham

Follows the divergent paths of a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher.

 

 

 

The Natural
by Bernard Malamud

Malamud’s first novel, published in 1952, is also the first–and some would say still the best–novel ever written about baseball.

 

 

 

Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The story of a young girl growing up in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, when the neighborhood was equally divided among Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans, and the corner stores were the scenes of fierce and affectionate rivalries.

August 10, 2012 by Web Editor

Filed Under: Collection Tagged With: Collection spotlight: Home Page

Footer

Explore

  • Catalog
  • eCollection
  • Research
  • Services
  • Kids and Teens
  • Local History
  • Events
  • more

About Us

  • Mission & Vision
  • Policies
  • Library Administration
  • Job Opportunities
  • For Partners
  • News Room

Support Your Library

  • Friends of the Library
  • Giving Opportunities
  • Donating Materials
  • Volunteer Opportunities

Our Mission

We champion the power of stories, information and ideas.

We create space for culture and connection.

We embrace inclusion and diverse points of view.

Download the Library App

Arlington County | Terms & Conditions | <!-- Accessibility | --> Site Map
· Copyright © 2021 Arlington County Government ·