I love reading. Everyone who knows me well will probably have that as one of the first things to say about me. Growing up I would read anywhere and at any opportunity - I read while walking in the mall, I read in the kitchen while making coffee for my mom, I read in company and I read when my parents were driving us somewhere. Even today I am never without a book no matter where I am going. A few years ago, I worked in a bookshop and was surprised to find out that some of my colleagues back then did not even like reading. Then I had the privilege to start working in a library, where I am still happily working today (my wife will tell you that she does not know anyone else who is so happy to go to work each morning); and here I met with a curious phenomenon. There are readers who cannot or will not read. Now do not get me wrong, I am not talking about the illiterate and semi-literate who cannot or struggle to read because they did not have the means to go to school. Those we need ...
Reading as an active and productive time passing tool