"If it were possible, I would read books 8 to 10 hours a day, every day of the year. Perhaps more. There is nothing I would rather do than read books. This is the way I have felt since I started borrowing books from a roving Quaker City bookmobile at the tender age of seven. In the words of Francois Rabelais: I was born this way." ("The Joys of Reading," The Rotarian, March 2013, Joe Queenan)
What? It wasn't Lady Gaga who coined that phrase? Hmmmn. Reminder to self: check sources on that one...
Just kidding! A little librarian humor...
But seriously, how refreshing to see a several page article focusing on the benefits of reading: from the the pure pleasure of the texture of a beloved book in one's hand, to the almost zen-like healing that can take place as one's mind is lifted beyond the everyday.
Recommended reading for all book lovers...
What? It wasn't Lady Gaga who coined that phrase? Hmmmn. Reminder to self: check sources on that one...
Just kidding! A little librarian humor...
But seriously, how refreshing to see a several page article focusing on the benefits of reading: from the the pure pleasure of the texture of a beloved book in one's hand, to the almost zen-like healing that can take place as one's mind is lifted beyond the everyday.
Recommended reading for all book lovers...