I’ve started a new wellness class for middle schoolers this trimester. It’s called “Relax and Read” and we do just that for 50 minutes on Friday. I make tea, dim the lights, play soft music, and we read. My hope is that our time together will help these middle schoolers remember that reading is a joyful activity. In a world where there are so many competing options for ways to spend our free time, I hope they will remember that books bring a unique and precious kind of happiness.
This is an article about ways you can help your child love to read. I like some of the suggestions. I especially agree with the part about books being easy to access: “books should not just be available, but virtually falling into children’s laps.” That’s why I’m always putting new books up on display in the library and sometimes being a little too pushy about getting books into kids' hands. One of the best parts of having the library at the center of our school is that kids can’t avoid interacting with books--especially when there’s a stalwart “book-pusher” on duty in the space. I will keep pushing books at school and you keep pushing books at home. And if you ever need recommendations for your family, I’m always glad to give them!
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AuthorSafranit Molly is the librarian at Portland Jewish Academy. Archives
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