sitting quietly
book on the lap, turn a page
the sound of reading
Just back from the Beaufort County Library Bluffton Branch.
One of the first things I did when moving here was get my library card.
I own several ‘devices’ and I have 1,000s of books on those devices.
Still drawn to the library.
I know that library comes from the latin libros, the word for book.
But in my mind I prefer to believe that it comes from latin liber, the word for freedom.
That is one of the benefits of having a blog.
It’s my blog, my rules.
Books.
Libros.
Liber.
Freedom.
I like my tablets for reading.
I like that the reading surface is always at the same angle to my eyes, no curved pages, no text disappearing into the spine of the book.
I like to be able to adjust the fonts.
I like to be able to adjust the brightness.
I like the idea that I have 1,000s of books in my hand and can switch on a whim.
Still, in the back of my mind, there is a voice saying ‘you’re not reading ….’
Now I know that that is silly but there it is.
I like my tablets for reading.
But I still own books.
But I still go to bookstores.
But I still go to the library.
I went today.
Today I got the latest Louise Penny mystery and a history of Beaufort County South Carolina, 1514-1861. (Soooo predictable)
I got home.
I got wedged into a corner of sofa.
I had the book open on my lap and I started to read.
I changed position slightly every time I read to a new page.
And when I finished the page, I reached out and turned the page.
That sound.
That sound of turning pages that might just be the background sound to my life.
You don’t get that with a tablet do you.
The sound of reading.
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