Library Lovers’ Month
Posted by Sherry McGregor on 26 Feb 2010 | Posted in: Classroom Management, Inspiration and Motivation, Teachers and Teaching
I’m not sure how I missed it, but did you know that February is Library Lovers’ Month? The library—any library—is my favorite place to be! I love the feeling that settles over me the minute I walk in. The rows of bookshelves lined with books are filled with opportunity. I can walk down any row and find books that beg to be lifted off the shelf, opened, and skimmed. When I’m in a library, I believe I can learn anything; I just need to find the right book. I’m not positive which teacher or teachers instilled this belief in me when I was a student (probably Mrs. Bornstein, Mr. Holman, and Mrs. Egbert), but I am grateful for it. Every day when I taught my own students, I worked hard to create that same atmosphere—minus the rows of bookshelves—in my classroom. I hope that every child who walked into the room believed that he or she could learn anything.
Are you a library lover too? If your reply is yes, this month is a celebration of you. Happy Library Lovers’ Month!
Celebrating books with you,
Sherry
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I SO agree! As a third grade teacher, I am always at the library, always bringing in books for my class to read, and always making recommendations. It makes me so happy when in their journals my students will ask for my advice on what book to choose next. I think the Kindle is great, but I would miss not being able to actually see that book on the shelf, crack open that book for the first time and have that experience. Great post!