i like that library and bookstore assignment. i went to the East Lansing Public Library and Barnes and Nobles on Grand river ave. first thing i felt in Barnes and Nobles is that there are a lot of interesting and intriguing stuff to children. i believe that it encourage children to visit bookstore as well as read book. moreover, i felt there are a bunch of parent and kids are enjoying being there and employee also encourage them enjoy rather than forcing to buy a book. So. i felt inducing interest is the most important part of children reading. In public Library, it is like playground rather than reading place. there are a lot of toys, games and pictures on the wall. i thought inviting children to Library and bookstore is the first step to interest children in reading book.
Soo--I thought your observations about the library and bookstore assignment were really interesting. I also visited the East Lansing Public Library, but went to Schuler Books instead. After completing the assignment, I found that my conclusions were different than yours. I thought that the bookstore I visited wasn't really encouraging kids to read more, but to buy more products intead. Alot of the books they had were accompanied by merchandise, where as at the library, there was alot less extra stuff, and more of an emphasis on actual reading. While it was hard to tell which location had a better quality and quantity of books, it was clear to me that the bookstore wasn't really interested in children's reading and was aiming more towards selling merchandise than encouraging kids to get invovled with the literature.
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