Next Monday 14 February is a day with much to celebrate. As well as Valentine’s Day, it’s Library Lovers’ Day and International Book Giving Day.
It’s not difficult for me to talk about love and books in the same sentence as I have loved books for as long as I can remember. Although my reading habits have changed over the years, I have always been an avid reader and was a dedicated borrower of books from the library as I was growing up.
As an adult, I tend/ed to purchase rather than borrow for my own reading and could never pass a book shop without purchasing something for me, a family member or friend, and a picture book or three for my classroom collection. Books borrowed from the school library filled out the classroom library.
A birthday, Christmas or other occasion never passed without giving and receiving books. So, being able to combine the celebration of love, books and an appreciation for libraries is a treat. Nothing could be easier. Simply take someone you love to the library and gift them a book.
About Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day probably needs no introduction. In many parts of the world, it is a day for celebrating love and romance. Gifts of chocolates, flowers and verses in cards are often given.
Of course, in the classroom, our discussions aren’t about romantic love, but that doesn’t mean we can’t think about those important people in our lives whom we do love.
Children can write their own “I love” poem by innovating on the traditional camping song I love the mountains.
Continue reading: For the Love of Books – readilearn
Books are our teacher.
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OH, Book Giving Day! 📚💘💝 I wrote about that so many years ago. We still celebrate. Just gave my kids a book yesterday for that one. Glad you posted about it. Cheers!
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It is a great day, Sarah. I know we are both on the same page about books. I hope you and your family are doing well. 💖💖
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loving books is easy for the literate 🙂
Are you ok Norah?
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That’s true, Kate. Yes, I’m okay. Just busy. I hope you are okay too.
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maybe ease up on tasks that aren’t so urgent … I’m very well thanks, the sun has finally shone down here and I’m enjoying less blogging 🙂
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Sounds wonderful, Kate. Continue to enjoy! Have a great week. 🙂
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and you Norah!
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Oh, for the love of books, Norah! Bookstores are like love shops!
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That’s a great simile, Charli. They sure are.
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I loved reading this article, Norah. Books do make great gifts on any occasion. Agree that love can be shown in different ways on Valentine’s Day, and it’s a lovely idea to show appreciation to your local librarian. I found it interesting that some schools are doing away with librarians. I feel that’s unfortunate as a role of a librarian isn’t just about arranging books on a shelf – it’s much more than that and librarians can be really well versed in books and narratives.
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Thank you for adding your words in support of libraries and librarians, Mabel. I don’t know how a school can be a school or a town a town without a library, or a librarian. If I hadn’t been a teacher, I’d have been a librarian. Sometimes I thought of being a teacher librarian but never made the move.
Happy Valentine’s Day to another book lover, Mabel! 💖
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That is lovely you would have considered being a librarian if you weren’t a teacher, Norah. Libraries are so much more than arranging books in alphabetical order. There’ll always be a place for librarians eventhough we move towards ever so more digital. So nice of you, Norah. Hope it was a Happy Valentine’s for you too 💖
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Thank you, Mabel. Have a wonderful week. 🙂
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Norah!
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Thank you, Jennie. I hope you have a wonderful day. 💖
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What a great post. I don’t know how I didn’t remember or know about International Book Giving Day on Feb. 14. I just gave a refugee family from Africa (7 kids from 6 mos – 17 ) our church sponsors about 35 books for Christmas. They had never owned their own books and were so excited.
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What a wonderful gift, Patricia. A gift of books is gift of education. It has the power to lift people up. I can just imagine how excited they would be to be gifted books of their own. Any day can be a book giving day (in my books). 😊💖
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I would have fun walking through a mall with you, stopping at all the bookstores while other folks went to clothing stores. Yes, me too!
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It would be fun to shop together. I’m not sure we’d be in the same aisles though. 🙂
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That’d be alright. I bop over, check out your book, maybe (probably) get intrigued, hustle back to my history isle.
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I can see a lot of shuffling going on between aisles. 😉😅
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Beautiful reminder Norah. The gift of book is perfect for every occasion. Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤
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Thank you, Debby. Happy Valentine’s Day to you. Thinking of you on this day. 💖
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Thank you so much Norah ❤
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Book love is a great way of honouring Valentine’s day.
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Thanks, Anne. It sure is. 🙂
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If you want a book that moves you to tears, choose I’ll Love You Forever. I miss the old cover, though.
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This cover is the one I own. I’m not sure I know the old cover.
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Thanks for sharing, Pete. I have seen that one too, now that you mention it. It’s also very cute. I didn’t know it was the original. Sometimes books are published with different covers, and even different titles, in different countries.
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