HIT: Reader's Bill of Rights

[Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us>]

Thanks to  Elisabeth Cook for this list
>
>  It is on the Net at
> > http://www.scsn.net/users/cmorgan/reader.htm
> >
> > Genre Reader's Bill of Rights
> >
> >      You have the right never to apologize for your reading tastes.
> >      You have the right to read anything you want.
> >      You have the right to read anywhere you want... in the bathtub, in
> > the car, in the grocery store, under the porch,
> >      or while walking the dog.
> >      You have the right to read in bed. Under the covers. With a
> > flashlight.
> >      You have the right to carry books in your baggage at all times.
> >      You have the right to read in exotic settings.
> >      You have the right to move your lips when you read.
> >      You have the right to read the good parts out loud to your nearest
> > and dearest.
> >      You have the right to refuse to read the good parts out loud to
> > your nearest and dearest.
> >      You have the right to read and eat at the same time. (This right,
> > however, does not include the right to use food as
> >      a bookmark when you are reading library books. Even if it's the
> > very best potato salad.)
> >      You have the right to read and make love at the same time. (But--
> > depending on local ordinances and
> >      regulations-- you may or may not have the right to ask your
> > librarian for suggested books.)
> >      You have the right to read as many books as you want at the same
> > time.
> >      You have the right to throw any book on the floor and jump up and
> > down on it (provided that you paid for it
> >      first).
> >      You have the right to ignore the critics at the New York Review of
> > Books.
> >      More importantly, you have the right to ignore the critics in your
> > immediate family.
> >      You have the right to stop reading a book whenever you decide it's
> > not worth the effort, or that you simply don't
> >      like it.
> >      You have the right to refuse to read any book anyone else picks out
> > for you. Even if it's a birthday present. (This
> >      is associated with your right to refuse to wear any necktie or
> > perfume you receive as a gift.)
> >      You have the right to skip all the boring parts.
> >      You have the right to read the last chapter first.
> >      You have the right to read the last chapter first and then put the
> > book back on the shelf.
> >      You have the right to refuse to read any book where you don't like
> > the picture of the author.
> >
> >      FINALLY, the Genre Reader's Miranda Right:
> >
> >      If you do not have a genre book of your own, a genre book will be
> > provided for you by your public library.
> >
> >      The Genre Reader's Bill of Rights appeared on a listserv in 1995.
> > It was apparently compiled by several
> >      people.
> >
AND, thanks to several others for this version:


> > The Reader's Bill of Rights
> >
> >         1. The right to not read.
> >         2. The right to skip pages.
> >         3. The right to not finish.
> >         4. The right to reread.
> >         5. The right to read anything.
> >         6. The right to escapism.
> >         7. The right to read anywhere.
> >         8. The right to browse.
> >         9. The right to read out loud.
> >        10. The right to not defend your tastes.
> >
> >   -- from Daniel Pennac's _Better Than Life_


--
Carolyn Gierke, Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet home Road
Amherst, New York 14228
Phone:  716-689-5342
FAX: 716-689-5391
Email:  cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us

"How many librarians does it take to change a lightbulb? ... I don't
know, but I can look it up for you."

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