Reading in decline, but Garfield County book clubs keep the page turning

Reading in decline, but Garfield County book clubs keep the page turning

Trees are cut, mashed, pressed flat and bound in leather. Blackberries are boiled down into ink, symbols are traced across the page, opening a door into another world — this is the origin of reading as we know it.  Long before paper and ink, stories were shared aloud in groups, passed down through oral tradition. Over time, stone tablets, scrolls, and eventually books placed storytellers directly into readers’ hands. In schools, books such as “E…