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As British author Cailin Moran so artfully writes, “A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination.”
Read MoreI tell people that I literally grew up in my hometown library in central Nebraska. That makes sense because my mother was a librarian. She instilled in me my love of reading across authors and genres, and I grew to love talking with others about what they were reading.
Read MoreIt seems like readers enjoy talking about the book they’re reading – or like to pass along the title of one they’d recommend.
Read MoreCyndee Schaffer, the co-author of the memoir, Mollie’s War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe, asks, “How many of us remember this childhood taunt: ‘Your mama wore combat boots’ when we were in elementary school?
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