Riverside Library, Spanish Lookout
In a quiet corner of Gnadenfeld village is Riverside Library, one of Spanish Lookout's two libraries. The blond-haired young mother who currently owns it greeted us cheerfully and assisted us in locating the specific books. Set inside a shipping container/trailer, it doesn't look like much from the outside but for those interested in the quaint and odd off the beaten path, it sure contains a trove of literary treasures which delighted our little bookworms.
There is that cozy, warm thrill that runs up your spine and down your arms when a new door suddenly opens and the first thing you see is row after row of books to choose from. You know that everything will work out for good in the end, you know that earlier you and your sibling were quarreling and that Mommy had to carry out something that caused your rear to smart, you know there's chores to do back home but for now, your eyes are hungrily feasting on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, on The Count of Monte Cristo, on a host of other miniature doors which are ready to transport you to far away lands of olden days where kings were the norm and magic was the rule.
The end result was a stack of books carried home for this family of bookworms.
A. Mendoza
