“I grew up going to the New Orleans Public Library. It was my temple, my refuge, my university, my haven. From aged six to eighteen, I never saw or entered a bookstore, but the New Orleans Public Library brought the world to me and brought me into the wide world. I’d spend hours there after school and on weekends, browsing marvelous hardcover books on all topics including archaeology, history, music, science, ghost stories, science fiction, current events. Looking it up in the library was a supreme pleasure, and I will never forget those tranquil hours in the sun drenched reading rooms, or in the dusty quiet of the stacks when I could sink into a book that fed my curiosity and my capacity to dream. “
- Anne Rice
