The winners of the An Chomhairle Leabharlanna The Library Council\’s fifth annual essay contest have been announced. The topic of this year\’s essay was \”Without my library…\” Young people in two age categories (under 14 and under 18) shared their ideas on life without libraries.
Here\’s a sample of the winning essay in the under 14 category:
The bus grinding to a halt, and a young woman stepping smartly off and moving toward the glass doors of the library. A bitter wind tugs at her hair as she crosses the busy street. Reaching the swing doors she grasps the handle firmly and pulls hard. The door stays put, not budging in the slightest. She pulls again, harder this time, but again to no avail. Peering through the glass, she can see oaken shelves empty, greying computers dormant in the corner. She turns bitterly and heads back to the bus stop and begins her laborious wait for the next bus.
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