It was last summer that Anna reached retirement age and left the job she loved. She spent most of her working life teaching Chinese in a high school. A good teacher must know how to deal with children. She received many honours, including outstanding teachers in the town.
Her husband had passed away earlier and her children are all abroad. She was alone guarding a large house, so her friends advised her to enter a local nursing home. However, she loved being around people and was used to dealing with young people. Fortunately, there stood a library near her home, so she often visited it.
The library is both an invaluable resource and a beautiful space. Anna always appreciates the helpful staff and broad collection of books. "Studying from home gets lonely, so just to be around other people is very helpful," she told her friends.
However, she still felt that there was room for energy in her heart and always thought about doing something more meaningful.
One day, the sign on the librarian's desk read: "Readers Wanted for Project Read Aloud." Anna looked at it as the librarian handed the book that she had chosen.
"What is Project Read Aloud?" Anna asked, bursting (满怀) with curiosity.
"Here's the brochure about it. There's a form inside to fill out if you want to become a reader. There is no pay, by the way," the librarian said with a smile.
She loved to sit in one of the reading chairs in the reading room with the smell of books all around her and lose herself in a book. Once home, she sat down to read the brochure, which said, "Project Read Aloud aims to provide the opportunity of hearing stories read aloud in a comfortable setting." That was a fine goal, she thought.
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Anna filled out the form.
Soon, the audience began to walk in and find their seats.
