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Helping the Next Generation Thrive

The Poway Library has been such a gamechanger for our family - whenever we start to lose steam and get restless with our books, back we head to the library for another round of fun adventures. I remember the gift of loving to read my mom gave me and am so happy to give it to my own children through our regular visits. I've seen my daughter at toddler singalongs grow all the way into being an avid reader checking out the chapter books and I couldn't be happier. The ability for her to try out books (and be OK when she doesn't love every single one) and find what she really loves has been so wonderful, and saves me so much time and money trying to guess at what she might like. I can't wait for the same transition of my son as he shares her love of books (which are already so different from my daughter's preferences) and joy of reading.

Libraries will save the world.....so let them

I grew up with little money to go around. Both my parents worked/lived paycheck to paycheck. We weren't destitute but eating out/vacations/the latest and greatest toys were not something that happened all the time. Enter the library. Every week like clockwork, my mom took my sister and I to the El Cajon library or on the weekends we might feed the ducks at Lindo Lake and stop at the Lakeside Library. We would spend hours there all of us in those stacks picking out as many books as we could carry. As an adult I still remember that feeling. I…

My strees reliever after my depression

I t is a habit now looking forward to classes & events after my daughter enrolled & introduced me to this activty ! I felt new human being & happier now meeting new friends & enjoying the activty ! Thank you all for making my life more happier & valuable !