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Story by Deb Hornung The James River Valley Library plays a very important role in the elementary classroom. I have taught elementary ch...

I don’t have any one single story about libraries playing a role in my life, but they’ve always been important. They were especially impo...

Story by Stephanie Loose As a young reader, I knew I liked Burgess books. I recall the shape, size and art on the cover and where they we...

Story by Jill Pfaff My library story really begins quite recently. It started when I accepted a position working at the James River Valle...

Story by Dr. Jo-Ida C. Hansen Like many people, I am sure, who grew up in Jamestown, I have fond memories of the Alfred Dickey Free Publi...

Story by Alice Mueller Harris Not long after World War II in 1950, my family took a ship to the United States from Germany to make a new ...

A librarian at the Alfred Dickey Free Library, whom I knew only as Mrs. Smith, made a profound difference in my young life. I discovered ...

One of my favorite memories is when I signed up for my first library card. I was so excited. Imagine that — I could check out a few books...

When I was asked to write a story about how libraries influenced my life, I was skeptical. Was I willing to open myself up to a bunch of ...

When I received the information brochure regarding fund raising for a new bookmobile, I immediately knew it would be a community project ...

Story by Diane Jolin Literacy has always been important to me. That is one of the reasons I became a reading teacher. I would tell my stu...

This is a story about the impact of the library on my own education from my high school days at Jamestown High School. I was tasked with...

Libraries are the dynamic testament to a community’s need for intellectual stimulation and sense of community.  I can’t imagine a thrivin...

When I was a young child, there were many problems in my family. At times the situation was very difficult. As both of my parents believe...

In the summer when my mother was working full time, my day always included about a half mile walk to the library where I could choose boo...

Story by Rebecca Nyberg, Homeschool Mom I began using the children’s library on a weekly basis when my oldest children were three and fiv...

There comes a time when all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can never fix Humpty Dumpty again. My brother Donald, at the age of ...

My first memory of books was being read to by both my mother and grandmother. What a wonderful way to be able to bond with a child, the s...

Story by Jim Nyland It started with a dumpster.  Well, actually, it started in a dumpster, but more on that in a minute. My start in the w...