I have a special place in my heart for libraries. I have for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library,

图书馆在我心中的地位很特殊，从我记事起就是这样。我一直是一个热心的读者，小时候每天看三本书。故事对我来说就像空气一样不可或缺，当其他孩子打球或参加派对时，我在从图书馆借来的书中体验冒险，

My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old. It was a dream job and I did everything from shelving books to reading to the children for story time.

我的第一份工作是在Ukiah图书馆工作，当时我16岁。这份工作梦寐以求，从上架书籍到给孩子们读故事，我做了所有的事情。

As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children, and books were our main source of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.

长大后成为一名母亲，图书馆在我的生活中占据了一个新的位置，增加了意义。我有几个孩子，书籍是我们的主要快乐来源。对我们来说，带上食物去当地的图书馆是件大事，我的孩子们可以在那里挑选要读的书或者想让我读给他们听的书。

I always read, using different voices, as though I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it! It was a special time to bond with my children and it filled them with the wonderment of books.

我总是用不同的声音阅读，就好像我在用自己的声音表演故事，他们喜欢这样！这是一个与我的孩子们建立联系的特殊时刻，让他们感受到书的奇妙。

Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library lives on from generation to generation.

现在，我看到我的孩子们带着他们的孩子去图书馆，我喜欢去图书馆的兴奋感代代相传。

As a novelist, I've found a new relationship with libraries. I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can't afford to purchase a book. I see libraries as a safe haven for readers and writers, a bridge that helps put together a reader with a book. Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy and I think all writers should support libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.

作为一名小说家，我与图书馆建立了新的关系。我鼓励读者在买不起书的时候去当地的图书馆。我把图书馆看成是读者和作家的避风港，这是一座桥梁，帮助读者和书相连接。图书馆以自己的方式帮助打击图书盗版，我认为所有的作家都应该在可能的情况下大力支持图书馆。鼓励读者使用图书馆，在社交媒体上共享图书馆公告，经常使用它们，并在可能的时候谈论它们。