"It was a blue book" (blog)
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by Katie Killian
Some of the most common questions librarians get are about books library-goers cannot recall the title of, most of the important information about, or anything except for one important detail:
"It was a blue book.”
Well, what happens when it wasn’t just a blue book, but it was THE BLUE BOOK. From Project Blue Book? That might stump even the cleverest of librarians!
I got a good chuckle when I came across a graphic novel titled Blue Book this year, so naturally I was curious. This sparked deeper interest, so I found myself reading further and gathered more books about Project Blue Book, and more about the topic in general.
Now, I’m not going to give it away because I think it’s kind of funny and interesting what I accidentally stumbled into, so I’m just going to leave this here for you all. But please do browse on and enjoy for yourselves!
Nonfiction
Blue Book. Volume 1, 1961 | Tynion, James, IV 001.942 Tynian 2023
Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience | Marden, Kathleen 001.942 M334 2007
Chariots of the Gods | Däniken, Erich von 001.94 Daniken 2018
The UFO Experience | Hynek, J. Allen 001.942 Hynek 2023
Making Contact | Steinfeld, Alan 001.942 Making 2021
They Are Already Here | Scoles, Sarah 001.942 Scoles 2020
The Demon-Haunted World | Sagan, Carl 001.9 Sa18 1997
The Contact Paradox | Cooper, Keith 576.839 Cooper 2019
The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy | Kershenbaum, Arik 576.83 Kershenbaum 2021
DVD
Prroject Blue Book [Season 1]
Project Blue Book [Season 2]
People of Earth [Season 1]
Nope [DVD]
War of the Worlds [DVD] - 1999
War of the Worlds [DVD] - 2005
Close Encounters [DVD] 001.94 Close
Fiction
Diablo Mesa | Preston, Douglas J.
Project Hail Mary | Weir, Andy
The War of the Worlds | Wells, H. G.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing | Green, Hank
Katie Killian is a librarian in the Fond du Lac Public Library's information and outreach services department.