On September 6, 2021, "National Read a Book Day," will arrive at Logue Library. However, this year, this literacy event falls on the Labor Day Holiday, which is perfect time to do some reading in the comfort of your own home.
According to the website, Time and Data.com, reading a book can reduce stress, by...
(1) Lowering stress levels,
(2) Be more empathetic and aware of social and cultural differences
(3) Stimulate brain activity and improve memory
(4) Improve writing ability, critical thinking and comprehension.
The Logue Library staff would like to celebrate this event by doing our first ever "Favorite Book Read." Each member of the library will read from a book of their choice that is available in Logue's catalog. The book choices are:
Dean of Logue Library, Sister Mary Jo Larkin, "one of my favorite books is The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. It's a gently thought-provoking story about consistency and faithfulness."
Systems Management Librarian, Jacqueline Presley, "one of my favorite books is, Following Atticus: Forty-eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship. I chose this book because it displays a unique friendship that is enlightening, sad and yet hopeful!"
Technical Services / Information Literacy Librarian, Hillary Hunter, "one of my favorite books is, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This was my senios thesis for CHC! The title of my paper was, "Magical Realism and the Subversion of Materialism in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist."
Gail Cathey - Print Resources / Access Services Librarian / Inter-library Loan, "one of my favorite books is, Rise Up and Walk by Turnley Walker. This book takes you right into a Polio hospital ward of the 1940s-1950s. The writer recounts his experiences as a patient; the fear, the loneliness as visits are limited, the quiet, the noise, the pain and discomfort. It is so vivid. A family member had Polio back then and I was interested in first person accounts. None is as real as this one."
Administrative Assistant, Kathy Gannon, "one of my favorite books is, A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Takes me back to my childhood. I'd sit with the book, page through it, look at the black and white illustrations and colored pictures, read a different poem time and time again."
"Takes me back to my childhood. I'd sit with the book, page through it, look at the black and white illustrations and colored pictures, read a different poem time and time again."
Below is a video of our reading.. From Mary Jo Larkin, Jacqueline Presley, Hillary Hunter and Gail Cathey.
What is your favorite book to read?
Feel free to comment on this blog.
Thank you to the following Logue Librarian with helping me with this blog: Sister Mary Jo Larkin, Gail Cathey, Kathy Gannon, and Hillary Hunter.
Posted by J. Presley, Systems Management Librarian
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