She is also an attorney, starting law school when she was 38 years old with four school-age children at home. Her commitment to women s issues dovetails with her interest in libraries. I define women as people who have the right to make their own decisions and choices. Everyone needs that power particularly women. Books, information, education all figure into making your own decisions and becoming the person you believe yourself to be.
Libraries are education, and education is very important to everyone particularly young people.