Elizabeth Lowell is no stranger to LibraryLand as a master of romantic suspense, and she has squarely hit the nail on the head again with Perfect Touch which goes on sale today!
To celebrate her book birthday, Elizabeth has stopped by LLF to share some thoughts.
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A lot of people seem to believe that libraries have no place in the digital age. Let me count just a few ways in which those folks are wrong.
1. No Internet function I know of can quickly unite a child with a good book, whether digital or print.
2. Wikipedia only goes so far. Nothing beats a reference librarian for steering students toward the research materials they need.
3. Many people can’t afford digital devices for their children. A library can help digitally deprived kids learn to use computers. Then they can find what they want and what they need as students and future voters.
4. Senior citizens on fixed incomes love to read printed books, but few can afford to buy all the books they want to read. Having a library in the community is a wonderful reward for all their years of hard work.
5. Libraries are they heart of countless communities. They offer a safe place to do homework (and get help!) when the students’ own homes are chaotic. In that safety lies a fertile ground for learning and for connecting to a larger world. Without libraries our country would be a poorer, stunted place.
Not everybody takes advantage of libraries, especially those who need them most. Yet still the librarians keep the light burning, the doors of knowledge open, as they wait for the next curious, eager mind to walk in. When that happens, a marvelous alchemy occurs between the curious and the learned. Knowledge is shared and received, enriching both parties.
I wasn’t raised with wealth. Libraries gave me a pathway into many worlds that otherwise would have remained unexplored. That lack of exploration would have made my life poorer. My deep thanks to those who made my childhood fascinating and continue to enrich my adulthood.
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Thank you, Elizabeth!
Be sure to snag your copy.
– Annie