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\u201cTennessee,\u201d a guide on the state\u2019s attractions by Margaret Littman more than 500 pages thick, was at the top of Jeffrey Petrou\u2019s stack of books as he left the Southwest branch of the Durham County Library Tuesday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn case we\u2019re evacuating to Tennessee,\u201d Petrou, a local entrepreneur, said when asked why he chose the book.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the threat of power outages this weekend due to Hurricane Florence, a steady parade of Durham bookworms followed Petrou out of the library with their own stacks Tuesday evening. Most chose books more for pleasure than practicality. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Real estate advisor Kelsey Berland chose 10 books, mostly novels, to prepare for a possible power outage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Real estate advisor Kelsey Berland, 42, carried 10 books out of the library, saying she sought out \u201cfluffy\u201d page-turners like mysteries and true crime stories, including the late Michelle McNamara\u2019s new book, \u201cI\u2019ll Be Gone in the Dark.\u201d But she was most excited to open up Tom Hanks\u2019 \u201cUncommon Type,\u201d a collection of lighthearted short stories that all involve an antique typewriter \u2014 and yes, <\/span>that<\/span><\/i> Tom Hanks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll go volunteer if I need to, but otherwise, it\u2019s like, \u2018Nope, I\u2019ve got all my books at home,\u2019\u201d Berland said. \u201cSomebody was telling me you should be ready for up to seven days of no power.\u201d She seemed confident her 10-book stockpile would be enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stacks of books even taller than Bertrand\u2019s were common. Some patrons toted full bags of books in both hands to feed the whole family. Durham School of the Arts eighth grader Theo Reeves was weighed down by the stack of 17 he lugged alongside his mother.<\/span><\/p>\n

The middle schooler came just to get the next novel in the series he is reading, \u201cDarke\u201d by Angie Sage. But he decided it was better to be safe than sorry and emptied the shelves of everything interesting he could find.<\/span><\/p>\n

Retired talk radio producer Mona Gauthier followed the Reeves family out with just one paltry book, the detective novel \u201cNine Dragons\u201d by Michael Connelly, and felt the need to justify her scarce supply.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mona Gauthier chose a new detective novel to keep herself occupied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI already have five books at home,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m going to make sure I don\u2019t get bored.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside, librarian Larry Daniels said regulars were calling the front desk, wanting to renew their books for a little bit longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thunder rumbled outside. A young boy shouted, \u201cI can tell the hurricane is coming,\u201d and ran out the door with his parents chasing after him.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rain held off as the real storm swirled off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean. The boy was ready with a book in each hand.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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