A WISE YOUNG WOMAN TAUGHT HER ELDEST DAUGHTER THAT LITERACY IS A HUMAN RIGHT…

it me, I’m that daughter. TV watching was very limited when I was a kid so books were big entertainment. I quickly found the weird or scandalous or dirty books on our home shelves. Libraries were and still are an exciting adventurous place for me where I find myself entranced in any subject imaginable. Reading evokes laughter, curiosity, tears, empathy, fury, inspiration, love…books have shaped me at my core. They have immeasurable power over the human condition.

BOOKS ARE BRAIN FOOD TO BE CONSUMED, DIGESTED, AND SHARED OPENLY WITH OTHERS