![]() However, despite my disagreement with the main character’s viewpoint, she is relatable in how she reacts to the change in focus. Even though Nina, and one of her former coworkers see this as a bad thing, I believe it is an important feature of the library, especially during the pandemic. ![]() While we get the chance to help people find the perfect books, we also help them with technology issues and finding resources to help in other aspects of their lives. The interesting thing about the library Nina works at is that the focus is changing more to a media center who helps with a lot of different public services. Despite how much the library provides for the public, many people see it as a dying medium. There she buys a van and transforms it into a bookmobile-a mobile bookshop that she drives from neighborhood to neighborhood, changing one life after another with the power of storytelling.Īs someone who works in a library, I’m very aware of the cutbacks that set this story in motion. Determined to make a new life for herself, Nina moves to a sleepy village many miles away. ![]() ![]() For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “The Bookshop on the Corner” by Jenny Colgan for the category “A Book about a Librarian or a Bookseller.” In the case of this book, the main character, Nina, is both!Īfter the library she works at is closed and reinvented, Nina must decide what to do in a world where libraries seem to be disappearing. ![]()
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