Kids And Books

 This really got to me. Tears welled up. Really.

As much as we love libraries, there is something in possessing a book that's significantly different from borrowing it, especially for a child. You can write your name in it and keep it always. It transforms you into the kind of person who owns books, a member of the club, as well as part of a family that has them around the house. You're no longer just a visitor to the realm of the written word: You've got a passport.

More on the study here.http://www.salon.com/books/laura_miller/2010/06/02/summer_book_giveaway/index.html