By Joni S. My mother-in-law immigrated from Italy to NY many decades ago. And while she embraced living in America and raising her children here, English was always a difficult second language for her. As she grew older and became more homebound, I learned that our local library was filled with an amazing Italian book selection.Those … Read more
By Jennifer B. As a recent college graduate, I could not afford internet access or a computer, and I lived far away from family. A friend told me about an amazing job opportunity and my local library gave me the resources to be able to apply for the job online and to take out books … Read more
By Jennifer H. The library has always been my happy place. As a child I thought the number of books in the library was infinite. I grew up in a small rural town, so in high school the library was my travel agent! As a college student I worked in a campus library and I … Read more
By Laurie O.
My earliest memories are growing up in Clifton Park, NY and walking to the (old) Shenendehowa Free Library down the street from my house. My great aunt was the library assistant and she had such love for BOOKS! She inspired me to go there often to participate in community activities and bring books home to read.
By Forrest M. Both of my children received their first library card when they turned 2. They have always had books around them be they picture, graphic novel, cartoon, chapter or a work of literature. Now that they are older, they constantly max out the number of books they can check out (50 at a … Read more
By Alison B. For me, few things come as close to that new box of crayons feeling as walking into a library, and feeling yourself surrounded by books: old, new, big, small; books to devour and books to cling fast to, to come back to again and again with delight. My hometown library was a … Read more
By Jadin K. Libraries have been an integral part of my life since high school.I worked in Special Collections in college, and then had a brief stint as a researcher for the NYS education department, researching materials for the English Regents Exam. Visiting a library is always like going on a scavenger hunt; you set … Read more
By Jessica O. Every Saturday my two boys, ages 6 and 4, wake up and ask “Is it Saturday? Can we go to the library?” As a former English major and a ever-lover of books, it warms my heart every time I hear the excitement and zest in their voices about going on our weekly … Read more