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Every week the library publishes an article in the Westland Observer on a new subject. Below is this week's article.

Baseball Season Approaches

InfoCentral, March 15-21, 2007

The Tigers are coming! The Tigers are coming! It is less than three weeks until Opening Day, April 2nd, at Comerica Park! The season opener between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays is so greatly anticipated that if you don't already have tickets, you probably won't find any available. But never fear, it is just the first of many games. If you can not wait, there are still about 10 games left during Spring Training in Florida, and I bet the weather is beautiful down there!

Come for the game or come for the extras. As described on their website, Comerica Park "is truly a ballpark for the 21st Century... A ferris wheel. A mammoth water feature in center field that can be choreographed to any music. A decade-by-decade pedestrian museum enveloping the main concourse. But wait, there is also a field with a game being played as well."

Whether you are an avid baseball fan, or are new to the game, you will find plenty of baseball resources at the Library. Books like Baseball: 100 classic moments in the history of the game, by Joseph Wallace, Take me out to the ballpark: an illustrated tour of ballparks past and present, by Josh Leventhal, and Smithsonian Baseball: inside the world's finest private collections, by Stephen Wong, offer a lively background to the sport. For Tigers fans, we have titles such as The Detroit Tigers Reader, edited by Tom Stanton and Home sweet home: memories of Tiger Stadium, by the Detroit News. Some of our newest books on baseball include: Long ball: the legend and lore of the home run, by Mark Stewart and Sports Illustrated: the baseball book, by Rob Fleder. For you artsy folks, we have a delightful book called Baseball: the national pastime in art and literature, edited by David Colbert. We have many instructional books, videos and DVDs to teach the game of baseball, ranging from the general to the specifics, such as hitting, pitching and fielding. Don't forget the magazine section, where you will find Baseball Digest.

Whatever your need, whatever your interest, the Public Library of Westland is at your service. Please visit us soon, call us at (734) 326-6123 or view our website at www.westland.lib.mi.us.