Thursday, September 25, 2008

book shopper

The very best part about my job is picking out books. Oh, I love to work with children I really, really do but still the best part is "shopping" for books for them. I get to thumb through Booklist, Booklinks, and LMC copies circling my special choices. I get to look through Titlewave, Bound to stay bound, or Baker and Taylor to choose my selections. My Mom would laugh because I always liked circling things in catalogs when I was little-I guess I never grew out of it!
I have so many books in my back room waiting for me yet I still am busy circling, choosing, picking the right ones for students and teachers. Now I have a new source to add to my searching: blogs! There are tons of blogs out there from addicted readers like myself giving me more and more and more suggestions for great books to add to my collection. It is mind-boggling and yet thrilling!! There is not enough time in my day to read all the reviews and magazine articles I want to read and now blogging sites. Real teachers work all the time...

2 comments:

Sherry said...

When I was a librarian, I thought book shopping was the best part of the job, too. And I was spending someone else's money!

Unknown said...

"Real teachers work all the time" ought to be put on a teeshirt! It is the most concise and true description of the profession that I've yet read.
And buying books for children--what blessed work that is!