Welcome to the new Reuben Hoar Library, a stunning new facility that opened its doors to the public on a crisp sunny Saturday. As part of the opening day festivities, I was honored to read A Hundred Thousand Welcomes aloud in the new children’s room, a place with light galore, colorful fixtures, a separate room for crafts and activities, lots of cozy nooks for curling up with a book, a carefully curated collection, a bank of computers, and fantastically friendly and knowledgeable librarians in Diann Haduch and Jeanne Sill, just two of my hometown heroes!