Always a new book to wolf down in the dead of night,<\/p>\n
a borrowed book to read by torchlight\u2026<\/p>\n
In the morning, last night\u2019s saved page turns<\/p>\n
to who last had this book out<\/p>\n
and the date returned, 9 June, this year.<\/p>\n
This same book in a stranger’s hands, half-known.<\/p>\n
Those readers, kindred spirits, almost friends.<\/p>\n
You are in transition; you are on the threshold.<\/p>\n
The library is the place that gets you. Pure gold.<\/p>\n
You are Holden, you\u2019re Lyra, you\u2019re White Fang,<\/p>\n
you\u2019re Kidnapped, you\u2019re Skellig, you\u2019re Refugee Boy.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re Callum, a nought, you\u2019re Catch 22.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re Chris Guthrie. You’re Hyde. You’re Boo Radley.<\/p>\n
It’s not Accidental. You are those books. Those books are You.<\/p>\n
Inside your mind you\u2019re strong. Safe.<\/p>\n
Toss a coin: heads, reader; tails, writer.<\/p>\n
The library is the young writer\u2019s first home.<\/p>\n
You read pertinent sayings, make your own.<\/p>\n
The cool teenager is a member of the library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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