1. Books can be dangerous… The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life." ~Helen Exley 1943- South African-British book editor and publisher

2. Why Do Books Matter? To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence National Endowment for the Arts Research Study (November 2007) http://www.nea.gov/research/ToRead.pdf

3. Study Findings: “Books change lives for the better!” No matter what their educational level, regular readers are more likely to: achieve academic and economic success attend more music and theater events exercise and participate in sports “understand and appreciate the outlook of others while enlarging their own identity”

4. A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. ~Edward P. Morgan 1910-1993, American journalist and news broadcaster

5. “A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.” ~Salman Rushdie 1947-, Indian-British novelist and essayist

6. “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” ~Richard Steele 1672-1729, Irish writer and politician

7. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed on and digested. ~ Francis Bacon b. 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist

8. Save A Book! How to decide…? Famous? Favorite? Female? Fiction? Functional?

9. My Choice… Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Rev. Charles Dodgson)

10. “Alice: It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.”

11. It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. ~Oscar Wilde 1854-1900, Irish playwright, novelist, poet

12. Thank you!