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"Librarians are my superheroes.... I would be dead if it weren't for libraries. My father had PTSD and was an alcoholic because of his war experience, and I was raped when I was 13 and didn't tell anybody for decades. I was a mess. I was cutting class, I was getting high, and the library was my sanctuary. The librarians knew I just needed to read. And the space and diving into books kept me alive for many paralysis years.
"One of my proudest connections to libraries is that my older daughter, Stephanie, is a librarian in New York City. Her library life started when I took her for storytimes and puppet shows, and to borrow about a million books... that's when I knew she had found her path. Librarians and libraries are the heart of American communities, and we have to keep fighting to make sure they are supported robustly."