Read it or Weep

New Year, New Things to Try! January 8, 2009

Have I mentioned before how much our department likes to read? And have I mentioned how much we like to talk about what we read? And to top it all off, we’re always trying to think of new ways to improve our ability to read and share the widest variety of books possible as evidenced by The Reading Room, Between the Covers publication, and this blog! Now we’re using our group book discussions to broaden our reading horizons by bravely reading all the different genres in turn and sharing what we’ve read. It’s actually harder than you would guess, to choose a book in a category you don’t naturally gravitate too, but we know it’s making us better readers advisors so we’re giving it a good effort.

Here’s where you come in. You can particpate too! I’ll let you know the Genre of the Month after it’s been chosen,  then you can: look for a book on your own, use The Reading Room to find a title, or call us directly for a suggestion. Or you can wait until after we have our share our titles with each other and we can share some of them with you. Like a mini-reading list? Interested? I know! Me too!

The next genre is children’s books. I think I’m going to share a book from my  past. I loved the first time I read it and I loved each time I’ve read it since. Aren’t you curious now? Well just keep thinking, “Good things come to those who wait.” Unless of course I spill the beans early. Then I’ll try to suggest some other phrase that supports my blabbing… heh heh!

—Stacey