Tag Archives: libraries

Bookstores are gone, but libraries still live

Posted on February 1, 2020 by stillalife

At my request, my father taught me to read before I started school. This memory came to me because I’m currently moving into the nostalgia phase of my life, not yearning for a return to the past so much as thinking … Continue reading →

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My love of libraries

Posted on January 5, 2016 by stillalife

Ever since I checked out my first book in a tiny storefront in my West Seattle neighborhood, I’ve loved libraries. At age 15 and 1/2, my first job title after “babysitter” was “page,” a library position that involved shelving books, … Continue reading →

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