New Collection – July 2019

Photo by: Jewel Gabriel (20115051)

Reading can seriously damage your ignorance. I couldn’t find who originally said this but, whoever they were, they nailed it! As someone who has always loved to read it’s not something I’ve done consciously to alter my level of ignorance, but that is in fact what happens when you enter the world of a book. You learn – new words, histories, realities, opinions, facts. You see through another’s eyes, you get to understand how other people think.

Research in 2013 by psychologists David Comer Kidd and Emanuele Castano found people who read literary fiction performed better in tests which measured their ability to understand other peoples feelings and beliefs, compared to those who read non-fiction and popular fiction. So ’empathy’ was enhanced by reading books which presented the thoughts and feelings in depth of their character/s. This is a complex skill and certainly one that adds value to living in society. Fortunately we have a fabulous selection of books in the library that will make you laugh, weep, fume, cry, roar and feel. Books that will help you navigate the tricky world or relationsips with other humans. Also in a study by Yale University discover that Those who read for more than 3.5 hours a week lived two years longer than non-readers. The study tracked the participants for 12 years. Reading books increased lifespan regardless of gender, wealth, and education.

So come to UC Library and damage your ignorance!!

Here’s some new book collection from UC Library. 🙂

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