Truer words were never spoken
I'm sure I am only one of many in the blogosphere quoting Roy Tennant's recent column from Library Journal, but it's music to all our (library) ears.
Books need librarians
People who believe a random pile of digital bits is a sufficiently robust library have never been served by a librarian—either physically or virtually. Individuals who believe you can inspire a child to read by showing him or her a web site have not seen a child first make acquaintance with a book by teething on it.
Nor have they sat with a young child on their lap and read, furnishing a high squeaky voice or a low gruff one as the story demands. Neither have they watched a room full of children sit enthralled by a gifted storyteller librarian who brings the story alive and draws them into magic that will light up their lives until their last day.
Libraries are more than stuff
Read the full article http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6440594.html
So here's to all of you, who make our library real.
Books need librarians
People who believe a random pile of digital bits is a sufficiently robust library have never been served by a librarian—either physically or virtually. Individuals who believe you can inspire a child to read by showing him or her a web site have not seen a child first make acquaintance with a book by teething on it.
Nor have they sat with a young child on their lap and read, furnishing a high squeaky voice or a low gruff one as the story demands. Neither have they watched a room full of children sit enthralled by a gifted storyteller librarian who brings the story alive and draws them into magic that will light up their lives until their last day.
Libraries are more than stuff
Read the full article http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6440594.html
So here's to all of you, who make our library real.
posted by cynthialb at 12:43 PM
2 Comments:
I agree. I have always found comfort in the fact that in the Star Trek Next Generation TV show they read real books as well as computer screens. I have to believe that a printed or replicated book will always be desired by people!
Beth Bell
I know. It's hard for me to imagine either. There's such a different feel to having a book in hand that is for me, mor personal than reading from the screen. Of course that may well be that my reading habits were shaped long before computers.
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