Access to a library is ESSENTIAL to my well-being. Wherever I live, libraries are a space of personal growth, comfort, and community. Access to knowledge is an essential right! I'm a regular visitor of the Goodwin Memorial Library and especially appreciate having access to items throughout the CW Mars system.

my daughter is a burgeoning reader and we visit the library weekly to replenish her supply of books, often taking out 10 books at a time, including audio-enabled books and early reader chapter books. i listen to multiple audiobooks a month while my husband devours books in print. the Beebe library (and NOBLE) not only supply us with a broad range of reading material, but also a place for community interaction, learning and enrichment opportunities, and family-friendly activities that we look forward to on a regular basis. this is an essential place/space/service for our family and our community; I don't know what we'd do without it and the all of the opportunities and services it provides.

The library is an incredibly important community resource that gives me and people like me access to so much reading material for entertainment, education, and evolution, connection with my local community through events and workshops, and a third space to exist without being required or even expected to spend money.