When I got my first library card, this is the first book I borrowed. It was in Acushnet, Massachusetts. That library card changed my life.
The book was The Bartletts of Box-B Ranch by Camilla Campbell.
I was nine years old and this was my first visit to a library. I went each week after our Girl Scout meeting with my friend, Elaine Craven, climbing the many steps to the front door of the Russell Memorial Library on Main Street. I was allowed to borrow one book each week and I chose this first book because Elaine had liked it and I loved cowboys.
I read every book I borrowed the day I got it home and then re-read it every day for the rest of the week.
So often we don't remember the beginning of life changing experiences, but that day is clear in my mind.