Re: Librarians as readers

[Elizabeth Letterly <eletterl@ABELINK.COM>]

What a fascinating thread this has been!
>
It has been fun to read these postings and I tend to agree with both
positions.  Library work is service work along with promoting reading -- we
need to be enthusiastic about reading, yes, and knowledgeable enough to
recommend similar authors, etc., but what the kids remember, I believe, is
our service to them.

I remembered this morning reading Alice's posting that many years ago, when
I took my first library job (a library aide position at a prison), the
library director told me I would have so much time to read.  I was thrilled
but knew enough that I really didn't think she was correct.  Well, she
wasn't.  I read much less in some ways and what I read has definitely
changed -- lots more Young Adult, lots of children's, lots of non-fiction.
And, during the school year book reading almost goes out the window,
because I'm so busy and what I read are magazines, postings to LM_NET,
etc., instead of books.

That's why I always look forward to our annual Summer Reading
Recommendations.  Will this thread be starting soon?  ;-)
Elizabeth Letterly, District Librarian (Libby)
Williamsville CUSD #15, Williamsville, IL  62693
eletterl@abelink.com          eletterl@roe51.k12.il.us

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