This was a moving piece Katie. Libraries are a democratic place on where you can pick a book of your liking without judgement, find an author you did not know before and seek comfort in re reading the ones you already know. I always find a lot of joy and freedom in a library.
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Written by Mani Goel
Connecting the dots and hyphens of everyday life as a marketer, birder and storyteller
