Each year in October, National Book Month is observed. This is a great time to celebrate the joy of
reading and emphasize how wonderful opening a book can be. Here are a few things that you can do to
celebrate.
Read a Book –
This is the obvious way to celebrate.
Many of us are busy running everywhere to pick up a book. Make the time to stop and savor a good
book. Maybe even take a weekend and hide
so that you can have the peace and quiet to do just that. If you just cannot make complete reading time
because of your schedule, keep a book with you in your purse or car so that you
can read a few pages or even a chapter or two while at Junior’s soccer practice
or waiting for Jane to come from her piano lesson. Make a point this month to bring reading back
into your life.
Visit the Library
– When was the last time you went to the library? When was the last time you went to the
library with your child? Make National
Book Month the time to revisit an old friend and discover what they have to
offer. You can find old classics and the
latest bestseller. They have audio books
and movies.
Join a Book Club
– What better way to enjoy National Book
Month than to join others who love books.
You can join an online book club, of which there are many, or you can
find a local one. Check your local paper
and the library to see which ones are around you. If you cannot find one, why not start one? Talk with the library or bookstore to see
what they can do to help.
Have a Book Reading
– Talk with the local coffee shop and see if you can have a book reading. What an enjoyable time to have read aloud
some poetry or even a classic.
Book Drive – Too
many children cannot afford to own books or do not fully appreciate what can be
found in them. Gather some books that
your kids left behind or just don’t read anymore. Get your friends to join in. Children will love to get a free book. There might not be a better way to celebrate
National Book Month than this.
Read a Classic – When
was the last time you read a classic like JaneEyre or Great Expectations ? TheBlack Stallion? ToKill a Mockingbird? If there is a classic you used to love or if
there is one you just never read, this is the month to do it. Let National Book Month be the time to
revisit the classics and enjoy TheOld Man And The Sea.
October is the time to remember how a book feels in your
hands and how stories can come alive.
Let National Book Month be the time for you to pick up a book and
disappear to another land.
