To the editor: A place for you; a place for us

In the early nineties, a class of third graders in Whitehouse was learning about what makes a community and immediately realized that they were missing a key place — a library of their own. Organized by their teacher, Mrs. Smigelski, they made their case to Toledo Lucas County Public Library to build a branch. When Library trustees — thoughtful stewards of public dollars — determined they couldn’t take on an additional location, the community took matters into its own hands and launched its own volunteer-run library in the early 2000s.