Read On

Since I started working for the library almost four years ago, I never feel like I’m reading enough. Books have always been a big part of my life but during college I never seemed to find the time to read for pleasure. During the school year I was reading only textbooks and then during breaks I never found the time to sit down and enjoy a book. I started working for CML my junior year of college and right away remembered how much I used to love to read.

The first few weeks I worked for the library, I was taking home stacks of books. I was still in school though so I wasn’t reading as quickly as I used to. At some point I came up with a system of keeping a list of all the books that passed in front of me that I wanted to read. I kept this list for many years and then last summer I found out about GoodReads. I’m constantly finding books I want to read, my GoodReads list of “to-read” is usually somewhere around 120. I love this website, it keeps all the books on my list organized and gives me a great place to find new reads. It’s also completely free! All you need is an e mail account, if you don’t have one you can get one through Gmail.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever get through all the books on my “to read” list. I do know I’ll keep trying and keep finding books to read. I just love to read. With the turn of a page you are taken away. Why do you love to read? What kinds of books do you like to read for pleasure?

Current read: Good Grief by Lolly Winston