Thing # 16

I really enjoyed playing around in Library Thing. I did join up but only with a free account. This is probably my favorite "Thing" so far. I love listing books I've read and seeing other people who share my taste in books. I went to some of the groups and explored a little. I can definitely see myself going here for book recommendations and new authors to try out. Perhaps I'll stretch into some different groups as well to broaden my reading interests. I tend to love the mystery, thriller genre because the books are so fast paced. Maybe later I can cultivate a deeper appreciation of literature, even some of the classics I need to reread or read for the first time. I laughed going to the Zeitgeist area and looking at all the statistics about Library Thing...so much trivia, so little time!

I can see some really practical applications for the classroom. We're always trying to get our students to develop the lifelong habit of reading, reading both for information and for pleasure. This could really help our kids to find like-minded individuals who might steer them toward new books or authors. I think the kids are more likely to read books recommended by peers than by teachers. Setting class challenges would also be great. Teachers could also find books to read as a class or to read aloud...that search bar allows you to enter partial titles. I didn't try entering topics. I'll have to go back and try that!