by Carol Noyes, Library Trustee Written for and read at the
Groundbreaking,
They
call you a construction site...
Though once you were
consecrated
You
will be whole again...
Born anew into the holy
house of books
Sacred Space, for those who
seek solitude
Communion
Space, for those who share the love...
Of the written word
The record of history
Touch of fine paper
Weight of the bound
bookword
Our children will be
harboured by the “Rose Dorothea”
Beneath her sails they will
enjoy storytimes
Some may learn to write their first
poems
Others will sailaway on the
internet
We will sail on into the
21st century
in The Flagship
of the
Massachusetts Library
System
With room to grow
Space to breathe
and
Light to find our way