Tag Archive: Troy
Dear Children of Troy: Clara Jones
June 27, 2011Today’s letter to the library is from Clara Jones, director of the Detroit Public Library in 1971. “Someone has said that he ‘graduated’ from college, but received his education from books.”
Dear Children of Troy: E.B. White
June 24, 2011Today’s letter to the library is from E.B. White. “Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people — people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”
Dear Children of Troy: Dr. Seuss
June 23, 2011A few weeks back we talked about this story from 1971 of the librarian from Troy, Michigan and her unique approach to encourage young people to check out the brand new public library. Now with the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference/exhibition starting tomorrow, we… Read More →
