[Publib] Google, Stupidity, & Deep Reading

[Fred Beisser]

Well stated, Kathleen. There is a tremendous amount of competition for 
available entertainment time.

Fred Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org
(Colorado)

Kathleen Stipek wrote:
> I think a decline in deep reading means two things:  First, 'way too
> much drivel is being published that isn't even worth a shallow reading.
> Second, people do not have the leisure that they need to read deeply.
> Personal and work lives are crammed to the rafters with demands that if,
> examined carefully, aren't necessary but are mandatory.  Management
> should examine their agencies and get rid of as much of the unnecessary
> as possible.  People, in their personal lives, need to be able to hit
> the 'off' button both literally and figuratively.  'No' needs to come
> back into the vocabulary as a respectable and respected word.  One
> should be able to say 'no' and not be subjected to all sorts of
> wheedling.  Let us take vacations from our friends, family, and chores
> now and then and go read a good book.
>
> Kathleen Stipek
> Alachua County Library District
> 401 East University Avenue
> Gainesville, Florida 32601
> 352-334-3931  (fax) 352-334-3948
>  
>      --Non, merci.
>        Cyrano de Bergerac
>
>
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> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Roger Possner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:26 PM
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> Subject: [Publib] Google, Stupidity, & Deep Reading
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> A very interesting point of view, but I don't think I entirely agree. I
> associate that total immersion in a book more with childhood when
> demands on time are (were?) fewer and when the whole thing was
> brand-new. I also think that deep reading is pleasure reading, not
> school assignments or job-related. If anybody can lose all track of time
> reading LJ or city council agenda packets that is admirable, not to
> knock LJ. So, does a decline in deep reading mean an increase in
> stupidity?
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