Give Me a Good Book Anytime!

Yesterday was Clinton Prairie's annual Book Fair at Barnes and Noble.  This was maybe the 7th or 8th time they have worked with B & N for this event and it is always successful.

The process is that the customer will select books or other items for purchase, then at check-out mention Clinton Prairie and a portion of the sales will go to books that Megan can then purchase for the library.  Good deal for everyone!

We have used this event to cross some items off the family Christmas lists.  All of the kids make their way to the Children's Section and look for books. I always tell them they can pick just one book for us to give to them---and they usually end up with three.  Landon's logic this year was 'Well, THIS one is from you, but which one is from Papaw?"  Who can argue with that?  And then when the Level One I Can Read books are 'buy two, get one free' who can resist?

Besides the enthusiasm of the kids, I enjoy this day to just wander around the store and browse. I can do that anytime I visit the store, but somehow browsing on this particular day is more fun and more relaxing.  I always sip the only drink I ever order from Starbucks, a hot caramel apple cider, and just walk the aisles.  I take in everything and look at titles that sound interesting.

The other perk of this day is watching Megan in action.  She is such a great librarian and I enjoy seeing her interaction with her students.  Some of them gather around the table just to chat, sit on the floor to play games, or just look around and select their own books. Yesterday I saw several groups of students, one wearing letter jackets, browsing the aisles and sipping drinks from Starbucks.  Yesterday Lynnlee was a focus of attention too.  Lots of looks for that adorable baby girl of ours!

And finally as much as I enjoy reading on my Nook using the Overdrive app from the Pulaski County Library or buying books for the Nook or the Kindle, there is just something about having the book in my hands, flipping through the pages, and smelling the print.    New books are great - and I always have been excited when Christmas morning rolls around and I have a new stack of reading material.

Even though the day was gloomy and the rain was pelting down so heavy we could hear it o the roof of the B and N at times, the crowd was a good one for the Book Fair.  With all of the other distractions in our world today and so many other leisure time activities, it is good to see that reading is still alive and well,  Nothing is better on a cold winter evening that snuggling up in the recliner with a cup of hot tea, under the fuzzy blanket, reading a good book.