LIBRARIES!
Someone in Canada, asked me to write a poem about libraries for a library celebration in November. I’d like to share it with you here:
LIBRARIES!
Somewhere near you in a town, you will find,
a free place to visit with reading in mind.
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Libraries are there to visit and borrow,
research books today, a novel tomorrow.
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The shelves are packed with written delights.
Poetry, novels, with heroes and knights.
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Comedy, history, sagas and crime.
Adventures, religion, the beginning of time.
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Bookworms are browsing the shelves and the pages.
Lost in the worlds that the authors created.
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Losing themselves in wild imagination,
Wowing at the authors powers of creation.
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Libraries are waiting to share out their treasure.
Books for the studious, books just for pleasure.
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Everything there is waiting, for free.
For rich and for poor – for you and for me!
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Go to a library and find what you need.
Check out your book to take home and read.
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Returning your book by the date that was set.
There might be a fee if the date you forget!
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But once it’s returned you can go back for more,
Choosing another to take through the door.
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The magic of libraries will slowly unfold
with pages and pages of words new and old.
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Val Harris Copyright 2025