Wow! Books you can read FOR FUN !
When the stress of studying and upcoming finals gets to be too much, remember that the Thompson Library can help with more than your research needs.
We have …. BOOKS !
Not just science, history or business books, but books that can take you away to another world where you can be an expert with a bow and arrow, or the greatest baseball pitcher in the world, or a magician trying to get your kingdom back, or a detective tracking down a terrorist, or a former President of the United States, or former First Lady, or a renowned television and movie comedian, or….
It’s up to YOU! Hundreds of books to choose from. Each will transport you to a world of the imagination.
And hey, as an added bonus, reading the works of great writers will improve your brain’s ability to learn, increase your vocabulary and hone your understanding of how to correctly and vividly express yourself in words.
All that by simply stopping by the library and perusing the Browsing Shelf for a collection of best sellers.
Check out by campus UMID card. One week loan period. Renew loan once.
Located in Thompson Library, 3rd floor entrance (near Reference Desk).
Hurry! Finals are approaching! Your brain needs this!
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“A book is a dream you hold in your hand.” — Neil Gaiman
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“Neverland isn’t a place. It’s a state of mind.”
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“A book which is left on a shelf is a dead thing. But it is also a chrysalis; an inanimate object packed with the potential to burst into new life.” — Susan Hill
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“At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book — that string of confused alien ciphers — shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened up. You became, irrevocably, a reader.” — Alberto Manguel
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“Books are the perfect entertainment. No commercials. No batteries. Hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.” — Stephen King
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“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.” — Dr Suess
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“Books are proof that humans can work magic.” — Dr. Carl Sagan
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