I remember standing on my tippy-toes and that divine feeling of seeing my dad’s name. After that, all I wanted was my own place in the Dewey decimal system. This is as great an honor as any girl who grew up in a library can ever imagine. To be honored by a library is just as great as seeing my name in a card catalog.
Marion Roach Smith
Read more of Paul Grondahl’s story about our 2016 Literary Legends event in the Times Union. The 2016 gala took place at the Arbor Hill Branch and honored Marion Roach Smith and Dr. Leonard Slade.
