When my dear friend and colleague Isaac (Ike) Pulver, the director of
the Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) Public Library, served on ALA’s Notable
Books Committee, he found he needed to take “reading vacations” to stay
up to date with his demanding reading schedule. Members of the Notables
committee are required to read all the books nominated by other
committee members, and keeping up requires nearly superhuman reading
habits. So, at least once a year, Ike took vacation time from work,
gathered up his books, and set about reading his way through some of the
best writing of the year.
Ike tells me he doesn’t take reading vacations now that the pressure of
Notables is off. Like many readers, he no longer feels the need to plan
out his pleasure reading, and instead goes for the serendipity of
discovery and surprise. But me, I am a planner. And the idea of a
reading vacation sounded like my ultimate getaway. So, 10 years ago, I
began my taking my own annual year-end book retreats. ... [mehr] https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/75809-could-you-use-a-reading-vacation.html
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