The prospect of replacing a whole collection with eBooks frightens me. I love my eReader and I use it daily, I also love the times when I can sit down with a book and flip back and forth.
Our new house, will have a 4 metre x 4 metre library space. In it there will be ceiling to floor bookcases and spaces to store all the little nicnacs that we have collected during our life. Our reading space is peaceful, evokes harmony but at the same time can accommodate an interested child with a thirst for knowledge.
I still profess that reading is a physical act and for students, most require a tangible multi-modal experience when they read or learn. A sterile library environment provides no curious intent beyond the text. I can't count the amount of times that I have picked up a book purely because the front cover has sparked an interest. The mashable article on why printed books will never die, raises some interesting points.
So why can't our school libraries be fun? Evoke interest, encourage discovery and celebrate the physical? Is it all too hard?
Why is a modern school library seen as one that embraces eBooks rather than discovery or learning?
What are your thoughts, am I old fashioned?
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