| Have you read Aloft? | Yes: 79 | |||||
| No: 22 | Do you plan to? | Yes: 16 | ||||
| No: 1 | ||||||
| Have you visited the Long Island Reads website at www.longislandreads.org? | Yes: 19 | |||||
| No: 80 | ||||||
| How did you obtain your ticket? | Called myself: 45 | |||||
| From a friend: 16 | ||||||
| From my Library: 15 | ||||||
| Took a chance-came without a ticket: 1 | ||||||
| Other: 10. (4 from Long Island Reads related events.) | ||||||
| Please let us know what you thought about today’s program. | Positive: 47 | |||||
| Negative: 2 (complained about time) | ||||||
| Have you participated in any Long Island Reads events in the past? | Yes: 48 | 2007: 16 | ||||
| 2006: 4 | ||||||
| 2005: 4 | ||||||
| 2004: 6 | ||||||
| 2003: 3 | ||||||
| 2002: 9 | ||||||
| No: 51 | ||||||
| Are you in a Book Club? | Yes: 61 | |||||
| No: 39 | ||||||
| Are you a library employee? | Yes: 13 |
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| No: 86 |
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7. If you would like to suggest an author or title for Long Island Reads 2009, please do so below. Please let us know why you think this would be a good choice.
| Author | Title | Reason |
| DeMille, Nelson | The Gold Coast | He’s a very colorful guy. |
| Diaz, Junot | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | |
| Felsenthal, Carol | Alice Roosevelt Longworth | It’s about Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter. They were L.I. residents. |
| Flinn, Alex | | Well known young adult author – born in Syosset L.I. |
| Gladwell, Malcolm | The Tipping Point | |
| Goodwin, Doris Kearns | No Ordinary Time | |
| Gruen, Sara | Water for Elephants | |
| Hirsi Ali, Ayaan | Infidel | Very informative about the Muslim religion. |
| Hosseini, Khaled | A Thousand Splendid Suns | |
| The Kite Runner | Excellent story and very significant in today’s world. | |
| Irving, John | | Lives on L.I. – books are great; a few take place at the |
| Khadra, Yasmina | Attack | |
| King, Stephen | Duma Key | He rocks. |
| Landvik, Lorna | Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons | Explores choices women have to make. |
| Matherson, Robert | Scandal at the Oak Beach Inn | I used to go there by motorcycle, meet friends, and socialize. …It brings back memories and sheds a new light on the bar scene during this era. |
| McDermott, Alice | Charming Billy | Another L.I. story, accessible, well-written. |
| Miller, Sue | The Senator’s Wife | |
| Mitchell, Ellen | Beyond Tears | It’s about L.I. families and how they cope with tragedy. |
| Moorehead, Caroline | Iris Origo | Her life was very interesting. |
| Picoult, Jodi | My Sister’s Keeper | Interesting and thought provoking themes. |
| Reichl, Ruth | Garlic and Sapphires | |
| Russo, Richard | | His knowledge of |
| Silber, Joan | Ideas of Heaven | |
| Ventura, Jesse | Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me | A fresh perspective in politics and the world in general from one of |
| Walls, Jeannette | The | |
| Also, Edward Albee, Isabel Allende, Margaret Drabble, Jon Katz, Faye Kellerman, James Patterson, Richard North Patterson, Marge Piercy, Anita Shreve, Nicholas Sparks, Paul Theroux, Ira Wood | ||
101 people participated in the survey.



