Read the excerpt from the poem "My First Memory (of Librarians).”The welcoming smile of my librarianThe anticipation in my heartAll those books—another world—just waitingAt my fingertips

The speaker remembers feeling anticipation and seeing the books as “another world” within reach. This suggests books were important in the speaker’s childhood, even though the poem does not directly explain their role. The excerpt does not describe the librarian’s anxiety or name particular kinds of books or places.

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