Fatih Yılmaz: "There should not be a library without home"

Fatih Yılmaz: "There should not be a library without home"
Date: 5.11.2021 17:00

Milli Gazete columnist Fatih Yılmaz writes on importance of reading. Here is the full article.

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If there is something that should be at least as much as a refrigerator, washing machine or dishwasher, sofa set or curtains in a house, it is two separate libraries. The library, one for the parents and one for the children. The formation of the second library generally depends on the existence of the first library. This situation parallels the behavior of our children. If the parents do it, the children will follow them, and those who follow will imitate. Imitation also becomes a habit over time. If our habits are good, they turn into beneficial results, and if they are bad, they turn into harmful results. We can start good habits by first creating a library. So, actually, every library should have a house. If we are going to start from somewhere, we must first create our library and then set up a house for that library.
 
The benefits of a good library are endless. Many improvements in the home are associated with the library. In every house, a world of ideas is formed depending on the content of the books in the library. Thought develops in line with what is read. Therefore, it is important that the library is not created randomly. It will be much more efficient if you create your library from personally read, selected and recommended books. There are many studies on this subject that have been done over the years. One of the studies proving the benefits of a good library is that it improves education. In this sense, we can say that a library consisting of at least 500 books is sufficient.
 
Although the library created by the parents is very important, a children's library can be created without the library of the parents. If you do not read books and cannot find time, which will be a great shortcoming for you, make sure to create a library for your child. In this regard, you can get support from the people around you, your child's school. In time, you will witness that many problems related to your child are solved thanks to the library you will create. In this sense, as the number of books increases, the level of development will also increase.
 
On the other hand, the issue of reading a book or creating a library is not just an academic issue. No matter what job you are busy with, you can always read books related to your job or books related to your interests outside of your job can lead you to incredible success stories. At the very least, the way you look at things differently, have critical thinking, reason, develop your logic, and have a sound judgment largely depends on reading a lot of books. When you search for the biggest success stories around the world, you usually come across a solid library.
 
It is not just about creating a library at home and reading a lot of books. Talking with your children about what they read, discussing, asking questions and making them think is very important for their personal and mental development. Because reading is one thing, understanding, transferring, talking about and discussing what you read is another. Book reading groups and book reviews in schools are very important in this sense. For example, in a critique made by a reading group of ten, you can witness that a book has ten different meanings. This sharing will be instrumental in expanding the thought and perspective, and developing the mind by meeting with different thoughts. Criticisms made in book reading groups are also very productive in terms of activating different parts of our brain.
 
It is possible to see the benefits of the book, the library at home, reading and conversations about reading in all areas of our lives. You don't necessarily need expensive bookcases for a home library. You can create a library in a corner of your home, in the part of your desk that you do not use, or in an area that you will create from old items. The important thing is to act as soon as possible without wasting time. Remember, you know as much as you read, you think in the context of your vocabulary, you question, you solve your problems. Only in this way is it possible to exist with useful works in our short life.

YEREL HABERLER

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