A world without libraries is like a world without...libraries.

I can't imagine it. Well, actually I can. It looks something like this->

Books stimulate imaginations, nurture creativity and improve lives. It’s our libraries that afford everyone access to that magic, but little by little, support is being pulled from our library systems. In this day of funding cuts, it’s especially important to support our libraries privately, so here’s your chance to help. On this Library Appreciation Day, I’m pledging $5 to the Stanislaus County Library for every commenter on today’s post.

We all have our favorite library memories, and I would hope that we could preserve those memories for our children and grandchildren. Who doesn’t delight in watching kids run around the library with arms full of books sit quietly on their grandma’s knee while she reads them a story. My kids love going to the library to browse books. It’s like shopping for FREE! And it’s super exciting to me that, someday soon, they’ll be able to browse my titles there too. An under-funded library system is bad news all the way around. No one wins. So, do what you can to keep our libraries alive and magical…