Abstract
Book lovers may remember when old school librarians warned children not to read library books while in the bathtub. Today those memories are in juxtaposition with the new National Read in the Bathtub Day on February 9th. The unanswered question is when exactly this special day became a thing. While the reference librarians search for a definitive answer, there is a companion question. Who came up with the fun idea to place a reading bathtub in the children’s library? A reading bathtub is just that, a bathtub in the public area of the library, an upholstered piece of library furniture minus the plumbing.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Repository Citation
Jones, Reinette F., "Looking Back: Put a Reading Bathtub in the Library" (2024). Library Faculty and Staff Publications. 333.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/libraries_facpub/333
Notes/Citation Information
Jones, Reinette F. “Looking Back: Put a Reading Bathtub in the Library.” Kentucky Libraries, v.88, no.1, pp.22-24.