Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Sep 12 2008
A library throughout the home
Though they're saying that libraries are back in style in homes, I doubt that books themselves ever went out of style. Homeowners may be asking for separate rooms in which to house their sizable literary collections, but almost every home I enter has books in one or more rooms. Many kitchens have a cache of cookbooks, even if they're tucked into a cupboard. Bedrooms often have a few books on a nightstand or in a basket. Living rooms house books on shelves or on coffee tables. Even many bathrooms have a reading rack. There's a great pleasure in entering into a room with books that fill floor-to-ceiling shelves, but there's also a kind of delightful surprise at finding books in unexpected places in a home. I've seen books on top of washing machines and in babies' playpens in dens. Some folks keep a book or two near the phone directory so that they have something to do if they get stuck on hold during a call. Others keep home improvement books in the garage near a workbench. If some of us gathered all our books in one place we could easily fill a whole library room with our treasures. But sometimes it's nice to find a book where one least expects to see one.
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Though they're saying that libraries are back in style in homes, I doubt that books themselves ever went out of style. Homeowners may be asking for separate rooms in which to house their sizable literary collections, but almost every home I enter has books in one or more rooms. Many kitchens have a cache of cookbooks, even if they're tucked into a cupboard. Bedrooms often have a few books on a nightstand or in a basket. Living rooms house books on shelves or on coffee tables. Even many bathrooms have a reading rack. There's a great pleasure in entering into a room with books that fill floor-to-ceiling shelves, but there's also a kind of delightful surprise at finding books in unexpected places in a home. I've seen books on top of washing machines and in babies' playpens in dens. Some folks keep a book or two near the phone directory so that they have something to do if they get stuck on hold during a call. Others keep home improvement books in the garage near a workbench. If some of us gathered all our books in one place we could easily fill a whole library room with our treasures. But sometimes it's nice to find a book where one least expects to see one.
posted at: 15:52 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
