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SSPL Literacy Students' Creative Writing: 2025 English Student Writing

SSPL Library Literacy Services English students have rich and varied experiences. Read their poems and essays here!

My Favorite Place: Saratoga Springs Library, by Yumi

My Favorite Place: Saratoga Springs Library

I was completely tired, after spending 14 hours by plane and 3

hours by car. On July 5, 2024, I came to Saratoga Springs.

Everything was unfamiliar and I didn't know where to spend

the daytime. At that time, the school was on summer vacation

for 2 months. Even though the school was closed, I had to

spend time with my child. I decided to go to the library. Making

library cards was not at all an easy task to me. I was really

happy when I got a library card which was my first card in the

USA. The library looked like an oasis in a desert. In the library,

there are many books, game chips, and special events. My son

and I attended an aquarium program in the library. We

learned and touched about starfish, jellyfish, sea urchin and

horseshoe crab. I met good teachers and made friends while

taking English classes. The Saratoga Springs Library is my

school, community, culture club, rest area, and valuable place.