The future holds many possibilities, especially when you're young and preparing to graduate from high school or college. But sometimes we get sidetracked, have other priorities and postpone education. No matter what age, higher education is expensive and incidental costs along the way add up. A scholarship or monetary reward is a big help. In the last month I've attended several functions of organizations that reward those efforts with scholarships.
Libraries influence people in different ways.
For future librarian Monica French, a Pomona High School senior, a library has a certain worn smell that triggers memories. I would walk through the aisles, my fingers buzzing with excitement as I ran them along the strong spines of the books, picking up their energy and possibility. And that's exactly what scholarship chairwoman Sophia Clarke wanted from the applicants, a desire to inspire others with their enthusiasm for libraries. Clarke shared with them a Greek saying she learned from her mother. That which you take with you, you keep to yourself.