Things On My Mind 4

I’ve had this crazy urge to bookmark as many bookblogs - and publishing/writing blogs - as I can find for the last couple days. Poor Firefox (not really)…

Okay, how come nobody told me this? October is National Book Month. Not that I need a holiday to remind me why I love to read, but still!

Why You Should Read Poetry…Yes, Poetry.

In Rockford, IL, teachers and school officials at an elementary school are reaching out to boys with a program specially designed to get them interested in reading.

A high school in Oregon renovated their library and added a coffeeshop to attract more students.

Love of Books survives in an Electronic Age.

Here’s an op-ed promoting National Bible Week, which will take place in the middle of next month.

A columnist Stumbles on Happiness in the airport.

This column suggests that the price of college textbooks contributes to an aversion to reading among people in my age bracket. (I don’t know why the column shows up twice. Maybe he wanted to make a point with that, too.)

Note to self: I need to google for news about reading and books more often.

~ by RhiGirl on October 21, 2007.