Reading Goals 2016
/I've always set unofficial reading goals, but this year, I think it's time to put them down officially this year.
- One of my goals is always to read outside of the box. I've attempted to do this in multiple ways. At first, it was just to introduce a little more nonfiction into my life. I found I loved well-written nonfiction about adventure, true crime, survival, and mystery. I fell in love with Erik Larsen via Devil in the White City. This year, I'm looking at fiction and nonfiction. I want to introduce a little more historical and contemporary adult fiction into my line-up.
- Read two to one - for every two library books I read, I need to read one book I own. I'm a book hoarder. I've come to terms with it. I think part of me is waiting around for the apocalypse where I'll hunker down in my basement with my books and read read read read. But I have more than enough books for a lifetime so I'll start whittling down my at home TBR piles.
- Read at least one galley a month. I get access to so many advanced copies and galleys and I don't take full advantage of them. I'm getting better, but am still not quite there yet and I'm planning on upping the number of galleys I read to up my feedback ratio.
That's it. Nothing major or overly ambitious, but still things to work for in my reading. I think most people wouldn't think to make goals for their reading, but it's part of my job, as a librarian, to know what's out there and what people might like.