![]() When the weather is nice enough, we can head to the park to let the kids play and give mama time to read. (Listening to books also make these tasks much more enjoyable). I wear my bluetooth headphones almost all day, so it’s very easy to turn on a book to listen to while I wash dishes, tidy the house, and so on. In addition to that basic advice, these are some of my favorite times to read: It’s also as simple (and as hard) as making the choice to open a book when it would be easier to sit and scroll. This is always the question, isn’t it? When exactly can we make time to read? You’ve probably heard the general advice of making sure you have books in reach in different spots in your house. I looooove talking about books with other people. There are also books on the list that I plan to read together with my husband or with friends. Some nonfiction books I skim or pull off the shelf to read a chapter when an occasion or mood calls for it. ![]() I do purchase a lot through Amazon, but also have a wonderful used bookstore nearby. I already have at least half of this list, but will get the books I don’t have during the year once I have finished the ones I own.I made a note next to the books I plan to digest as audiobooks. The quality is excellent and there are so many books that we listen to again and again. We’ve been Audible members for several years and love the service. ![]() I like to do a mix of hold-in-my-hand-flip-the-pages books as well as audiobooks.I like to read multiple books at a time and will usually be halfway through a handful of books on any given day. I fully expect to not get through all of them, though that would be great if I did. I’ve filled this list with wonderful books that I hope to read this year.I hope that you enjoy finding some new titles, and by all means, let’s chat about some of them in the comments!Ī few things to know about this list before we jump in: I’ve put together a list of the books I hope to read this year, organized by categories. Audible and bluetooth headphones have helped tremendously, in addition to starting out the year with a break from screens to give me a chance to reset some habits. I’m so glad, because this just means we can be friends.īooks have always been exciting to me, and even though it can be a lot harder to work in time to read these days, it’s definitely not impossible. I asked what you all wanted to hear about first in 2021, and what books are on my reading list this year won. The links below may be affiliate links, meaning I earn a small compensation at no extra cost to you. Check out the list for reading inspiration and ideas. Publish your list so your students can see it - click on the Publish button and select the relevant option.I’ve put together my reading list for 2021– books on faith and personal growth, family life, history and social issues, fun reads, business reads, and more. When ready, send your list to the Library (click on the Library Review button to do this) so we can double check we have all the items, and see any digitization requests you have made.ħ. Use this menu to add any module colleagues who will be adding items to the module reading list too.Ħ. Use the manage collaborators menu to add them. Add your Liaison Librarian as a collaborator to your list. Adding the web link which gives access to the to the PDF means the link should show the latest version of the document.ĥ. ![]() This is because a direct ink to PDF document may become out of date as there may be a new updated PDF which will be on a different link. We recommend adding web links rather than direct links to PDFs. Avoid direct links to PDFs where possible. It will also inform students as to the relative importance of each item.Ĥ. Adding tags to each item will help the Library determine how many copies of each item to stock, in the event that the item is not available electronically. Add tags to each item to mark them as core, recommended or supplementary. Create sections in your reading list so you can manage the resources in a meaningful way for students, for example use sections to enable your reading list to reflect the structure of your module, such as module weeks, or simply have Core and supplementary sections.ģ. In fact, you can change the reading list title to something of your own choice, by typing over the initial title.Ģ. This often adds the module year as well, which we recommend you remove from the reading list title. The My Reading list system initially inputs the title of your module as the title of your reading list. The following tasks are an essential part of setting up a reading list:ġ. ![]()
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