And a small child shall lead them

Nine-year-old Senna Alarid’s moving letter (“Remember the joyful feelings of libraries,” Aug. 1) regarding the value in her life of books and libraries moved this 84-year-old grandfather to join her in underscoring the vital role of access to both, and indeed to the print media in all its forms, today more than ever.

Under the relentless, seemingly all-consuming growth of electronic media, publishers, book dealers, libraries — indeed all purveyors of the written word — are under siege. We can all help fight back.

Read more, watch less, encourage others to join in the preservation of our written heritage.

As for La Farge Branch Library, it is a fine little library, staffed by ever-helpful professional staff, and it has suffered a serious blow with the flood. My check is in the mail. Jack Allen

Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library Santa Fe