A Library Book Leads to Love

We're a few days after Valentine's Day, but in that spirit comes this story via SouthCoastToday of the romance that blossomed over a stolen library book.

In January, Paul Drake returned a book to the Fairhaven High School's Millicent Library that his father Woodland had, ahem, borrowed in 1940 to help a girl finish a report. Naturally enough, that girl would become Woodland's wife and later Paul's mother.

It's just one more illustration of the power of libraries and how people can bond over knowledge. (But don't steal library books! Students can and should use their school or college library, and everyone can apply for a free library card at their local public library.)