BATHROOM READING WEEK BEGINS MOVEMENT ON MAY 31

BATHROOM READING WEEK BEGINS MOVEMENT ON MAY 31

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (Wireless Flash) -- You may think reading belongs in the library, but starting next week, it belongs on the pot. Next Monday kicks off Bathroom Reading Week, which is celebrated by lugging your favorite literature to the loo. Founder Jack Kreismer says he started the tribute to bathroom browsing after he discovered two-thirds of the people who read in the john hold Masters degrees -- which makes the porcelain pot the true "seat of knowledge." By the way, don't feel alone or flushed with embarrassment about reading in the can: Elvis Presley, W.C. Fields and Lyndon B. Johnson all enjoyed a good read while sitting in the loo. And that slams the lid on this story.

CONTACT: Jack Kreismer, ***; Saddle River, NJ; (201) 652-4402