Oscar Nominees at the Library

Yes, many of this year's Oscar nominees are too new to be out on DVD, but that doesn't mean you can't find them at the library. Check out the books and short stories on which they were based.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You can find it in the collection of his work titled Novels and Stories, 1920-1922. There is also a graphic novel version.

The Reader was based on a book of the same name by Bernard Schlink. Besides being the inspiration for one of the Best Motion Picture nominees, it's also an Oprah's Book Club selection, so don't hesitate to ask your librarian to reserve it for you. You can expect it to fly off the shelves.

Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan was a play before it was a movie, and the library has the original script.

The only movie nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published that is not a Best Motion Picture nominee is Doubt. At the library you can find the script of the play, Doubt: a Parable by John Patrick Shanley. Unlike the movie, the play is staged with only four actors. All four of the actors in the movie playing the original characters from the stage version have been nominated for Oscars as well.

There isn't much time left before the awards, so get reading!

-- Kristen, Main Library