On My Bookshelf: Susan Fliss

One book on your bookshelf readers might be surprised to find: The LEGO Ideas Book by Daniel Lipkowicz

Book that you remember reading over and over during childhood: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Currently reading: Bibliotech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey

The thing that drew you to it: This past March, I attended the Ed School's professional development institute Library Leadership in a Digital Age where John [Palfrey], a former Harvard colleague at the law library, challenged us to create new and different partnerships, including those outside of academia, as we transition to a digital future and redefine the role and work of libraries.

Book you think you should read but never seem to get to: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Your reading rituals: Get a freshly brewed mug of tea, sit in a comfy chair, glance at the clock to gauge how much uninterrupted time I have, savor that moment, and open the book.

Favorite place at Harvard to read and why: First-floor reading room of Lamont Library in one of the chairs facing the windows overlooking the garden. There's a serene feel to the room, and it's bright with a lovely view. I find myself looking out of windows when I stop and think about something I've just read.

Aside from Gutman, your favorite Harvard library: I can't say which is my favorite until I visit them all! (I have not yet visited the Berenson Library at Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy.)

Book in the Gutman collection you were excited to find: I was excited to learn that Gutman's Special Collections contain unpublished scripts of the Sesame Street television program between the years of 1969 and 1972. This is a primary source in the history of Sesame Street and children's television. (My favorite Muppet is Rowlf, the piano-playing dog.)

Next on your reading list: Creating Thinking Classrooms: Leading Educational Change for a 21st Century World by Garfield Gini-Newman and Roland Case and Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles, an interesting young adult author.