My love for libraries began at the Rochdale Village Branch of the Queens Library in New York. It looks a little different now, with computers taking the place of microfilm and microfiche machines. I am also very happy to see more books available to patrons! Every time I walk in, I still get the same feeling I had during my first visit to the library.
When I was very young, my older sister would go out after school and I would ask my mother where she was going. She would say “she went to the library”…and I asked “what is a library and why can’t I go?” So after my mother told me about the library, being the nosy (I mean inquisitive) child I was, I had to see this place for myself.
I finally got my chance to go. The next day my mother took me to the library. When I walked in, I remember seeing so many shelves of books. I wondered how on Earth I was going to read them all! I just knew there was a new world out there and it was my goal to discover it!
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