Sheila O'Flanagan: Libraries are medicine for the soul - and I can think of no public service that has adapted so well to a changing world
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Sheila O'Flanagan: Libraries are medicine for the soul - and I can think of no public service that has adapted so well to a changing world
"On National Public Libraries Open Day, author speaks about the joy of reading and finding 'medicine for the soul'"
"Over the doorway to the ancient Egyptian library at Thebes is the memorable inscription "Medicine for the Soul"."
"When I joined the children's library in Walkinstown, Dublin, over 3,000 years later, I truly did feel that my soul had been nourished."
An ancient Egyptian library at Thebes bears the memorable inscription "Medicine for the Soul." Public libraries continue that ancient role by providing comfort, knowledge, and emotional nourishment. The joy of reading emerges as a central benefit, with local children’s libraries offering formative, soul-enriching experiences. Joining the children's library in Walkinstown, Dublin produced a vivid sensation of being spiritually nourished even after millennia. National Public Libraries Open Day celebrates these benefits, emphasizing how libraries connect past and present through books, community access, and the sustaining power of shared learning.
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