To know Kathy Hall, chair of the Johnson City Board of Education, is to wonder how she finds time to read. “I got back into the book habit with R.E.A.D.S. and now I listen to audios whenever I clean house, exercise, or drive,” she says.
With a membership in three book clubs, she often listens to a R.E.A.D.S. title on her MP3 player while enjoying a different title on her ereader. “I have been a fan of R.E.A.D.S. for so long that my friends often call on me to come over and help them get started,” says Kathy.
Her leadership style enabled Hall to lead Johnson City Schools to rank 2nd in academic achievement according to the Tennessee Department of Education and, wherever she goes, she promotes the digital library. Kathy doesn’t think R.E.A.D.S. is only helpful for students, however. Recently she conducted a workshop on R.E.A.D.S. at the Johnson City Senior Center.
With a twenty-five-year background in communications and marketing, Kathy understands the need to stay on top of her personal reading. “Every seven days I check R.E.A.D.S. for new audio titles,” she says. Being a R.E.A.D.S. advocate has not slowed her purchase of hardcover books either. The Book Thief is a title that found a place in her heart and now resides on both her ereader and her bookcase.
Kathy’s Favorites
The Art of Racing in the Rain; The Kitchen House; Cutting for Stone; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; the Harry Potter series; Moonwalking with Einstein
