Thank you for all that you do. I know that there isn’t much you actually have to do for me but you have the biggest heart. I’m glad to have you in my life. You give me a second [of your time] and it makes me not feel as alone as I would even though we do have a tendency to argue. I’m working on stopping that so that we only have to worry about having a good time.”
The author of this hand-written note is unknown, as is the recipient. It was found in a book returned to the Oakland Public Library in Oakland, Calif., likely used as a bookmark. It says so much, yet reveals so little. Who were these people? What was their relationship? Did they ever stop arguing and focus instead on having a good time?
This anonymous note, just five sentences long, is one of hundreds of items found in returned books that Sharon McKellar, supervising librarian for teen services, has posted on the).
