Letter: Libraries open new worlds to readers
To the community,
When I was a little kid, I loved to read. My parents didn’t have money for books, so every Saturday, we went to the library. I left with a huge stack, as many as they would let me take out.
When I was 10, I checked out a Times-Life picture book on the Himalayan mountain range — a world completely alien to my childhood in the Bay Area. That book changed my life: I moved to the mountains of Yosemite, Colorado, Alaska, and finally, Tahoe. (In between, I made it to the Himalaya.)
Kim Wyatt
Thanks to the library, I was shown a world I knew nothing about, but on some level it resonated and shaped my life. I want other kids to have that opportunity.
Funding for the South Lake Tahoe library will soon expire, yet access to information is more important than ever. Reading opens worlds, and for those without resources, the library is crucial. Our local library offers services to those who need them and is a shining light in our community. Not everyone can afford books or a computer, and the library is a lifeline.
Please vote yes on Measure L. For $20 a year, you might just change someone’s life.
Kim Wyatt, Meyers
Yes on L. From a fellow booklover, there was no better place than the library when I was a kid. To this day I remember the agony of having to choose only 7 books to check out. The biweekly excursion to our local library was highly anticipated in my house. No matter how you choose or where you choose to get your books from these days, the library is still a vital and needed component of the community. Vote Yes on L.
Absolutely yes on Measure L. Towns without easy access to libraries are uncivilized and very sad. Readers are leaders.
Yes we want the library to stay! Please vote YES on L.
Something new the library is doing, they are loaning out iPads one week at a time. How cool is that? We have an awesome library. Many people rely on the library. Think of the kids please–it’s fun to go to the library and helps them be interested in reading. Our library holds cool programs all year long for all ages! Please please please let’s keep it. Don’t let our library go.