Thoughts on writing and life for February 2025

Why libraries are so important in our communities

This is an edited excerpt from my February 2025 newsletter, The Writing Life. (Subscribe here.)

You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Since this is Library Lovers Month, I want to talk about the important role libraries play in our communities. But first a little backstory.

When I was a child, I loved going to the library. Fortunately, there was one not too far from my home on the west...