Nine Year Old Spelling Bee Champ on Why She Loves the Library

Why I Love the Library

There are many things I love about the public library. We moved to Canada in 2021 and our local library was very friendly and welcoming to us. I discovered the Canadian author Charis Cotter there and I’ve checked out many of her books. I would recommend Charis Cotter’s “The Dollhouse”. Our library has a very big children’s section, in the graphic novel section I discovered the series “Lumberjanes” by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen and ND Stevenson. I like that it’s set in a magical summer camp and the girls have adventures together.

The library has made a big impact on my vocabulary and has helped me expand it with books like the series “Phoebe and her Unicorn” by Diana Simpson. Her books taught me words like ‘ascended’, ‘photosynthesis’ and ‘amok’. The library has books on many different topics, so I can check-out whatever I find interesting. Over the summer I found “When the Sea Turned to Silver” by Grace Lin, it was so good I also checked out her book “Chinese Menu”. She tells the origins of many Chinese dishes like rice, oolong tea, and red bean soup. My mom and I made spicy congee, it was delicious.

I like that the library is very close to us, sometimes we ride our bikes there. I feel grown-up checking out books by myself, since I have my own library card. Recently I checked out “The Hedgehog of Oz” by Cory Leonardo, I like “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” series by Frank L Baum too. My mom’s favorite thing about the library is that it is free, and there isn’t a limit to how many books I can check out. I read the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stine books very quickly, it wouldn’t be practical to buy them and finish them in one day. I think it’s important that libraries are free, so everyone can learn and expand their vocabulary at no cost.

The local library is a very fun place to learn new words and be inspired. I am so glad that we have such a wonderful place that’s close to our home.