Comments on: Bus Bookclub? http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/2008/10/24/bus-bookclub/ WebJunction's niche in the blogosphere Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jen http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/2008/10/24/bus-bookclub/comment-page-1/#comment-74869 Jen Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:32:00 +0000 http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/?p=804#comment-74869 Just heard a story on the radio about the University of Washington initiative "UW Common Book". All incoming freshman are reading "The Devil's Highway"...http://www.washington.edu/uaa/commonbook/..."challenges freshmen to examine important subjects and build community around significant issues". Just heard a story on the radio about the University of Washington initiative “UW Common Book”. All incoming freshman are reading “The Devil’s Highway”…http://www.washington.edu/uaa/commonbook/…“challenges freshmen to examine important subjects and build community around significant issues”.

]]> By: chrystie http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/2008/10/24/bus-bookclub/comment-page-1/#comment-74866 chrystie Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:05:24 +0000 http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/?p=804#comment-74866 i love that "librarian on board" - it's a program @ your local transit authority. i love that “librarian on board” – it’s a program @ your local transit authority.

]]> By: Jen http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/2008/10/24/bus-bookclub/comment-page-1/#comment-74860 Jen Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:40:38 +0000 http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/?p=804#comment-74860 Totally! I get all happy inside when I hear other people commenting on what they see fellow-riders reading, but I hesitate commenting myself. I don't know if that comes from my days of working at checkout and "respecting privacy," withholding comment. But I *would* feel more comfortable announcing what I'm reading, maybe even sharing a good passage as a read-aloud (yes, this has crossed my mind). We've done the "if all of the city" read the same book initiative; maybe it's time for "if all of the bus or bus stop read the same book. I rode on the same plane as Nancy Pearl once and loved the way she walked the isles commenting on what people were reading. I wonder if people on our bus would become more engaged if they knew there was a librarian on board, available for readers advisory! Totally! I get all happy inside when I hear other people commenting on what they see fellow-riders reading, but I hesitate commenting myself. I don’t know if that comes from my days of working at checkout and “respecting privacy,” withholding comment. But I *would* feel more comfortable announcing what I’m reading, maybe even sharing a good passage as a read-aloud (yes, this has crossed my mind). We’ve done the “if all of the city” read the same book initiative; maybe it’s time for “if all of the bus or bus stop read the same book.

I rode on the same plane as Nancy Pearl once and loved the way she walked the isles commenting on what people were reading. I wonder if people on our bus would become more engaged if they knew there was a librarian on board, available for readers advisory!

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