We need libraries: a graphic essay by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell.Everything changes when we read, and libraries are an important avenue to the goal of making changes that will enable us to be better people. Neil Gaiman, with graphic assistance from Chris Riddell, makes a down to earth argument for why we need libraries for our children and ourselves.
The argument that "fiction is the lie that tells the truth" is beautifully empowering. Reading encourages imagination, and that leads to the ability to imagine a better world. It is an argument against our contemporary cynicism that leads us to passive withdrawal from the world.
