A.A., Penn Valley

To me the library is like Cheers, because everyone there knows my name. I feel so welcome and though I cannot tell you what my credit card number is, I CERTAINLY know my 16 digit library number by heart. All the people who work there are kind, interesting and knowledgeable about books. They support my efforts in getting different books for my 3 children to read, and we exchange book reviews regularly. This description is only one level of what the library means to me. It is also the FEELING I get whenever I walk in those doors--I am truly happy to be there. I am even happier after the interactions I have when I am there. When I am away, I honestly miss the library, its wonderful inhabitants and its amazing contents. I count on the true feeling of community I receive while there. I consider myself blessed to know I have a place at the Bala Cynwyd library. We are all lucky to have the library, since there are still places all over the world that have nothing, no resources, no books, no place to study or learn, no refuge, no sanctuary. Because we have a wealth of resources here, it has made my family able to donate our books, both locally and globally. We do not take this for granted. The library gives to us, so we can give to others. We pay it forward.