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Public libraries matter to me , I grew up with a libraries all different neighborhoods in a large metropolitan midwestern city.

I could go to and read or get many type of books such as , autobiographies, biographies, history, fiction, non fiction,

poetry, monologues and so much more. The mindset and laws during those periods were changing in this country. I

lived to see a lot of laws change. And so called Colored, Negro, to become known as African Americans artist.

Books help me get a good understanding of how divided this place called America and called the land of the free .

The writers expressed the realities in their works the was not taught in elementary school due to a curriculum system

Most of all I got to meet lots of Librarians. The 60's and 70's in the Midwest city I lived in academic counselors at

elementary and high school were not guiding students of color who's families had a low economic base to go beyond

high school. My interactions with Librarians open my eyes to many choices of professions a young student could

aspire to achieve. I still go to the library now at 7decades of age, to seek information. I like talking to a Human Being

and not going online most of the time.

Library Lover