Shopping in a library...

My most recent noteworthy moment in life occurred yesterday and the day before. The librarian at summer school informed me of a once in a lifetime opportunity. A full library of books was for sale at the local county education office. Never in my life have I experienced such book shopping pleasure. At $1.00 a piece for incredible nonfiction and fiction hardbacks, I found myself going a little bit crazy. As a relatively new teacher, I have a classroom library in need of more selection. My purchases have now greatly enhanced the book offerings I have for my students. Interestingly, the experience has really inspired me to focus more intently on connecting children and adults to books. There were many times during my "shopping spree" that I was emotionally surged by the reconnection to some of the stories that I loved as a child. What a delight to spend hours sifting through the nostalgia of the yesteryears. I wonder if we could start a revolution in our country, wherein people of various ages challenged themselves to either reread stories from their youth or discover what the new children's fiction has to offer. The result could be very powerful. Maybe we would all find ourselves relating to each other more? Could that also be a pathway to peace amongst the generations? Hmmm...