Posted by Teresa Slack—
I fell in love with my
local library in elementary school. In those days there were no summer reading
programs or high speed internet connections. Sports teams, authors,
entertainers, and representatives from the local zoo didn’t visit. That didn’t
stop my sisters and me from trekking across town nearly every day in the summer.
The library was an oasis, a sanctuary. Our town library was tiny, but to me it
was a paradise of fantasy worlds, mysteries, romance, and untold riches. Back
then you were given a green library card on which the librarian wrote the index
numbers of the books you checked out. I lost track of the number of new library
cards I was issued after filling up my old one.
If there's anything
more symbolic of the love of knowledge and freedom of information than the
public library, I can't think of it. A place where you can walk
in, pick any book or movie and walk out without paying a cent! It’s a wonderful
location and one that is never used enough.
If you’re a follower of
Writers Rest, you are probably a lover of books and your local library as I am.
I think we authors love it even more than the average bear.
What
is your fondest memory from the visits to the library?
I’ll never forget the day
I got locked in the restroom in my library. Of course that wasn’t
my favorite memory. My favorite is leaving school every day at lunch in junior
high and running across the street to get a book to read that day in study hall,
which was conveniently right after lunch.
Maybe I should’ve used
that study hall for studying. At any rate, what’s your fondest memory of your
library? How has your library and its amazing staff served you through the
years?
P.S. I am currently on
a beach somewhere in the Caribbean so I’ll check your comments next week. But as
you can imagine my beach bag is bursting with reading material, thanks to my
local library.
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P.S. 2 (From Molly)
Speaking of books. Here are some of Teresa's. To find all her books, write Teresa Slack in the search slot at walk-in and online bookstores.
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P.S. 2 (From Molly)
Speaking of books. Here are some of Teresa's. To find all her books, write Teresa Slack in the search slot at walk-in and online bookstores.
2 comments:
Thanks for a great article, Teresa. Have a great summer everybody, and don't forget to read.
Love,
Molly
My favorite scene in the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast is when the Beast gives Belle his library. There's a man who knows what his woman wants ... and gives it to her. I could relate to the awe in her eyes as she scanned the possibilities among the stacks of bindings before her.
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