How do you see your library? Is it place to visit during hot summer days — where you cool off and read a popular magazine or pick a bestseller book?
We see the Crestview Public Library as a meeting place; a venue where local art is displayed; and an information resource that covers many levels of interest and meets our community's educational, business, technical and recreation needs.
Our selection of books, DVDs, and CDs is geared toward your needs and interests. We choose items that will help residents grow in knowledge and understanding through print, non-print and online resources.
Gathering information through reading provides an excellent tool for lifelong learning and the power to change lives. Technology has changed many of our lives; it has allowed us to reach out to the public through social media like Facebook and Twitter.
And a visit to the library can be an awesome trip. You might come in to find summer reading and leave with knowledge of which local artist has a display of a work that you must have; or you might hear music from a local artist that brings back memories of your youth.
Just observing what goes on in the library can inspire you to do something creative or fun that will make your life more enjoyable and more exciting.
Our library is open to all members of society with no restrictions, so come on in and find your life-changing piece of information.
Jean Lewis is the Crestview Public Library's director.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHECK IT OUT: Find life-changing information at the library