1. Public parks are great for reading. The Waterfront Park near our library has benches, a view of the river and a statue, or, The Common at the top of the hill in Gardiner, are great little places to escape with a book. I feel parks have plenty of open places to spread out a blanket in the shade. You can sit back and feel like you are playing like a child, again.
2. Any comfortable chair cries out for a book. I picture an old high wing chair that you can feel the softness of the upholstery, one like my grandmother had. If this comfortable chair was next to a fire outside or inside this would make it a very extra-special spot. I would be reading a popular book like The Kite Runner.
3. Listening to a book in the car on a long ride to visit family makes the trip go faster or you feel like you have answered the thirst to hear a new book while riding. I enjoy listening to non-fiction in the car. The last book I listened to was The Power of Habit.
4. Any local library. I love to scan the books on display, every library displays books differently, which means I might find something new. I enjoy seeing the different buildings and visiting with the librarians.
5. Any porch with a hammock or back porch swing. Porches are built for reading and relaxing. But a porch or deck overlooking a beach, garden or forest is a good place, especially when reading a book that a friend has recommended just for you.
6. Sometimes if I’m reading a book I cannot put down, I read through breakfast. It means that I’m so engrossed in the book I was reading when I went to sleep that I can’t wait to get back to it. I like this to happen, like anyone else!
7. At camp. This is a special place to read with the sound of the water, if there is water along with the warmth and scent that cabin gives you. I would be reading the works of Jodi Picoult.
8. Bed. This is where I do much of my reading. This is where I read myself to sleep. I remember reading Suddenly, The Cider Didn’t Taste So Good in this spot.
I look forward to reading some new books on my list This Cider Still Tastes Funny and Blue Lights In The Night in these spots.
I’m sure you have your own perfect places to read in any season.
Ginni Nichols, Young Adult Librarian