Reading matters

"The habit of reading is the only one I know in which there is no alloy. It lasts when all other pleasures fade. It will be there to support you when all other resources are gone... It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live." (Anthony Trollope) 

Imagine a world without reading! Without reading we couldn't...

• Use the Internet.
• Get a driver's license.
• Understand food/medicine labels.
• Fill out an order form.
• Vote.
• Follow a map.
• Learn the words to a new song.
• Try out a new recipe.
• Look up phone numbers.
• Set the VCR.
• Order take-out.
• Do the crossword puzzle.
• Laugh at our favorite comic strip.
• Help our kids with their homework.
• Enjoy Harry Potter.
• Read to a child.