The third floor of the Main Library is the place for readers with interests ranging from polo to pinochle. Here you will find game rules, athlete biographies and sports history. Below are a few selected sources from our reference and circulating collection.

The Anniversary Book: 1954-2000 with an introduction by Frank Deford. New York, NY: Sports Illustrated 2004. Q796.05A 615

Lawrenson, Derek. The Complete Encyclopedia of Golf: Definitive world Golf Reference. London, England: Carlton, 1999. R796.35203 L424C.

Schulz, Charles. It’s Only a Game. Thousand Oaks, CA: About Comics, 2004. 741.5973 S3881

Sharnsky, Art. The Magnificent Seasons. New York, NY: T. Dunne Books, 2004. 796.09747 S528M.

Jay, Kathryn. More than Just a Game: Sports in American Life since 1945. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2004. 796.357 J425M.

Morehead, Albert H. The New Complete Hoyle Revised: The Official Rules of all Popular Games of Skill and Chance with the most Authoritative Advice on Winning Play. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1991. 794 N532.

LaBlanc, Michael, ed. Professional Sports Team Histories. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994. R796 P964.

Womack, Mari. Sport as a Symbol: Images of the Athlete in Art, Literature and Song. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co, 2003. 704.9 W872S

Thorn, John. Total Baseball. New York, NY: Warner Books, 2001. R796.3570973 T717B.

Websites

America’s Contract Bridge League
Chess Corner
ESPN
Major League Baseball
National Baseball Hall of Fame
National Basketball Association
Women’s National Basketball Association
National Football League
Professional Golf Association
U.S. Sailing Association
Major League of Soccer
U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association
Street Play
U.S. Tennis Association
U.S. Track & Field Association
World Poker Tour