<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day&nbsp;Again]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>In keeping with the holiday, and the theme of this blog, I thought I&#8217;d share <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahhan/mothers-day-gifts-for-moms-who-love-to-read?utm_term=.keaKVaAgz#.gmOv483VJ" target="_blank">21 Mother&#8217;s Day Gifts for Moms Who Love to Read</a> (BuzzFeed).  <a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6924" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/why-not/books-3-800px/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png" data-orig-size="800,566" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Books" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png?w=800" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6924" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png?w=300&#038;h=212" alt="Books" width="300" height="212" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png?w=300&amp;h=212 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png?w=600&amp;h=424 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/books-3-800px.png?w=150&amp;h=106 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><!--more-->Does your mom love to read? Do you have other great gifts to add to the list?</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t really thought of it this way before, but I think one of the greatest gifts my mom gave to me was the love of books and reading.  In my own way, I was able to give that gift back to her awhile back when I contacted her local library and got her started with their homebound book delivery. When I go to visit, I love to see what they&#8217;ve brought her and talk to her about which ones she likes.</p>
<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day, everybody!</p>
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