When you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you.” KEITH RICHARDS
Happy Dec. 18th birthday to Keith Richards — a bibliophile whose his first career choice was to become a librarian, according to his his memoir Life (2011), available at Amazon.com.
Photo: Keith Richards relaxing in his home library.
Silver Birch Press 
I just wrote a blog post on the 2 best gifts you can give: Books and journals. I’d love to get a good list of favorite authors, books and used bookstores in the comments if you wouldn’t mind participating! The link is at: http://reclusiverachel.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/2-gifts-that-will-last-a-lifetime-and-beyond-under-20/
Thank you!
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