THE LIBRARY

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#ilovelibraries, #librariesmatter, #librariestransform, amazon, forbes magazine, public libraries, the economy

THE LIBRARY is the most important civic institution, to me.

Hashtag I LOVE LIBRARIES;
They have served as an university, for me.

My professors, Librarians;
My degree, a PhD.

And the tuition;
Ahhh, the tuition has been Ab-So-Lute-Ly FREE!

Hashtag LIBRARIES MATTER;
A good library is essential to a thriving community.

Where there is accessible education,
Civic engagement,
And positive recreation,
You will find a strong economy.

Hashtag LIBRARIES TRANSFORM;
They help the uneducated become educated,
They give hope to the hopeless,
They saved a wretch like me.

Hashtag LIBRARIES serve as safe spaces;
They provide human interaction to those who have been cast out of society,
They offer a positive means of escape for those who struggle with sobriety,
They give the unwanted a place where they long to be.

Dear Forbes and Economists:
How could you fathom Amazon replacing Public Libraries?

Don’t you know,
Economies are built around Public Libraries?

I don’t think you understand what Public Libraries do for the economy!
Public Libraries help develop the workforce via FREE career resources that allow citizens to obtain employment or launch a business, in which it generates tax revenues into the economy.

Long story short,
Without the Public Library, there will be no economy.

 

–@StevieStreets #librarydiares #poem | THE LIBRARY

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The Library Moment

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#datlibrarylife, #ilovelibraries, #librariesmatter, geek the library, LIBRARY DIARIES, library love, think beyond the books

Hashtag libraries matter…
we all need a little love, life, and library;
however, sometimes you have to think beyond the books to experience that library moment.

Nothing compares to that magic moment, that moment when the library takes you by surprise.
That magic moment when you fall in love with the library and three ninety eight point two becomes a beautiful surprise.

Sorta like when you discovered reading is fundamental,
kind of like the moment when you discovered paradise was a library moment.

–@StevieStreets #librarydiaries | The Library Moment

Intelligent Living

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#datlibrarylife, #librariesmatter, intelligence, intelligent living, sapience

Sometimes I envision intelligent living,

 

a place where weirdness is wonderful,

 

and books are beautiful;

 

a place where men lust for the sapience of women.

 

 

A place where education is free,

 

where protégés become mentors and tutors,

 

a place where everyone from children to seniors

may enjoy computer programming,

coding, makerspace,

and free access to computers;

 

a place where the nerd in you can be set free…

to be all that you want to be.

 

 

Sometimes I take refuge in the library to escape the noise and the chatter.

 

Sometimes I sit in the library and observe particles of intelligent matter.

 

I see people teaching,

I see people learning,

I see books,

I see makerspaces,

I see computers;

sometimes I see intelligence spatter.

 

 

Sometimes I go to the library to meditate

and to appreciate symphonious orchestrations

of intelligent pitter-patter.

 

I hear pages being turned,

I hear keys being stroked,

I hear ideas being shared,

I hear knowledge being whispered;

sometimes I hear intellectual abracadabra.

 

Sometimes I envision #datlibrarylife;

sometimes –  I’m reminded why libraries matter.

 

–@StevieStreets | Intelligent Living