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I love reading books on my tablet! Thank you for this great resource!

I love reading books on my tablet! Thank you for this great resource

I can't live without my library

Initially, the Poway library was my home base because it was between home and work. I've discovered authors with creative ways of telling stories and others with novel and innovative plots. Other books were more heartfelt and left me in tears many times. I've learned about Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein. Before digital media, I would pick up audio CD's for my commute and discovered ghosts, investing, and more biographies. I can't believe the lives some of these people had to endure and yet had the courage to tell their stories. I would read at the gym while on a…

The Dwindling of Third Spaces

Third spaces are neutral, informal spaces outside of the home that foster connection and community. If the first space is the home, the second space is work or school, the third space can be any/many things – a library included. Within the confines of capitalist culture, we have dwindling third spaces, or worse – needing to pay to access third spaces. The library stands as a test against that. There is a new library being built in my neighborhood, Casa De Oro, and I am SO excited to see the construction. I feel like I will make more use of…