I have sometimes thought, wouldn't it be great to have one room of my home be a library? And here, it's an entire home of books. Better yet: they are not selfish books, sitting on the shelf for the owner to gaze upon. No, at Planet Esme's, its about sharing the wealth: "The primary purpose of the space is to serve as an inspiration, resource and meeting place for grown-ups who wish to deliver the best to children through read-aloud and literature-based education. Though the bookroom is primarily a resource center for adults, though we welcome well-behaved school-aged children (4 and up) who are accompanied by a guardian."
Perhaps I watch too much HGTV, but when I entered this welcoming sanctuary, this beautiful library, all I could think was: they need to do a show. No one would believe this book oasis exists!
6 comments:
Man! Wish I'd gone to Planet Esme! Thanks for posting the great pics! Great meeting you on Saturday. I really enjoyed your presentation, too.
Andrea Beaty
I agree -- this place should totally be featured on TV!
LIZ!!
Should the rest of us attendees feel insulted that you took more pictures of Esme's bookshelves than of us? Hmm. I wonder if Rob Morrow/Don Eppes had been there, would his photo count dwarf the bookshelves? Again, hmm...
Hope you're having a great week!!
Best,
Jim
I am giggling like a 12 year old about the RM/DE aspect.
Liz, I am totally blushing! Thank you so much for posting all the lovely photos and generous comments, they made me jealous of myself. I love your blog and I'm so honored to have the Bookroom featured here. It was great meeting you in a real place outside of cyberspace, hope I'll have the pleasure again soon!
Great Job Esme!
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