Book Fair for Grown-Ups

A Reminder for Readers Everywhere

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The Scholastic Book Fair has come to my children’s school, and you can feel a tangible excitement in the air. It’s not just coming from the kids either. Many adults still feel nostalgic about the book fair. Taking home that thin catalog of books to select our favorites was a highlight for book lovers everywhere.

Read Across America Day, held on the school day closest to Dr. Seuss’s birthday of March 2nd, might have started as a literacy initiative for kids, but it doesn’t have to stay neatly in that box. As adults, we may no longer have a book fair roll into town, offering us a new selection of books to buy and treasure, but we do have a few other cool things.

• We have libraries — Mecca for reading enthusiasts.
• We have bookstores, both indie and big box— and the accompanying jobs designed to feed our bookworm habits.
• We have online book retailers — both new and used.
• We have Little Free Libraries popping up everywhere.