Once a kid learns a library is hers, to use as she wants, the world opens up., I’ve seen it happen. It happened to me.

Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk about where we’re from, where we are, and where we’re going. They’re like bread; you need to hear and tell them everyday.
BILL HARLEY

Everyday Heart Needs Stories Talk
Once a kid learns a library is hers, to use as she wants, the world opens up., I’ve seen it happen. It happened to me.
BILL HARLEY

Happened Kid Library Open
Every child needs a safe place to fall – a place where he or she can explore things without worrying about failure and judgment.
BILL HARLEY

Children Falls Judgment Kids
In the library I discovered that you could learn by following your nose. And I learned that a book was as close to a living thing as you could get without being one.
BILL HARLEY

Book Discovered Library Noses
We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them.
BILL HARLEY

Giving People Structure Trying

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