I am any library’s biggest cheerleader. 

I don’t recall when my obsession with libraries began, I didn’t really grow up going to my local library or even visiting one in my 20’s. Perhaps it was when my kids were little, I had a voracious reader and maybe I decided that was the most economical way to satiate his appetite for books. But it has become a full blown love affair since then. Whether it is the massive NYC library or the library in Stanley, Idaho (pop 63) any new town I visit, I will almost always stop in at the local library.

I have been to big beautiful libraries, small dark and very, very old libraries, libraries in strip malls and even a library that was formerly a movie theater. The minute you walk through the front doors there is a sense of safeness and security. A feeling of endless possibilities waiting to be discovered. I love a library’s sense of community and their access to services and resources. At the library everyone is on equal footing. No class system or social divide, no political discourse, the library is free to all and everyone is treated equally. Everyone who enters is searching for an answer, a service or some form of entertainment. Whether that is research, taking a class or teaching a class or just to sit outside the doors and enjoy a free cup of wifi. Searching for a job, a notary, or just escaping into another world of stories for a minute or a whole afternoon.

Our community's beloved library is bursting at the seams, and to continue fostering education, literacy, and community connection, we need a vital expansion. Our much needed addition will create new spaces for children's programs, quiet study areas, and increased access to technology, ensuring the library remains a vibrant resource for generations to come. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will not just build a bigger building; it will build a stronger, more informed community. Please help us turn this vision into reality by donating to the new library expansion fund today.

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert- Andrew Carnegie