Carr, Josephine. The Dewey Decimal System of Love (New York: New American Library, 2003) 251 p.

Head of the Reference Department at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Allison Sheffield is forty, beautiful and celibate. Suddenly after years of single life she is bowled over with love for the new conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This prompts her to volunteer to organize the Orchestra's library. The director of the Free Library is Gordon Albright, a friend and confidant. As Ally tells her story, each chapter is headed with the Dewey Decimal number one might browse for more information on the chapter's topic.