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Shenandoah Branch

Shenandoah Branch

4.6(8 reviews)
2.7 mi•Shenandoah

As a library they are small but they have many other great options such as a park, kid playground…read morearea, and a pool along with an inside gym. But even though they are a small branch staff are always friendly. Parking is a bit difficult since the park has a lot of patrons and never seems to be enough parking available. And be warned DO NOT park in the residence area as your car will be towed. Saying from experience. But overall a nice little branch that's great especially if you have small kids.

Back in the mid-90s, I was an obese Shenandoah Middle School kid with more baby fat than…read moreself-esteem, stranded after school when I missed the bus or my grandfather couldn't scoop me up. And where did I end up? Not at home with a snack, not on the streets getting into trouble--nope. My babysitter was the Shenandoah Library. This place saved me. It was air-conditioned (a gift in Miami), quiet (unless I was breathing heavy down the book aisles), and mercifully free. I'd wander the stacks pretending to look studious but really hoping to stumble across a forbidden "naked lady book." Spoiler alert: no luck. When that mission failed, I'd lock myself in the bathroom for way too long, only to get the inevitable librarian knock: "Kid, are you still in there?" Yeah, I was. Don't judge me--at least I wasn't out buying Hot Cheetos. And yet, between the failed nudie hunts and the bathroom marathons, I actually discovered books. Real ones. Stories that made me laugh, wonder, and eventually fall in love with reading. Shenandoah Library didn't just keep me off the streets--it accidentally gave me a lifelong obsession with words. Not because it was perfect--libraries in the 90s smelled like dust and faint mildew--but because it tolerated me. It gave me refuge when I was awkward, overweight, and searching for something (besides naked ladies). It was patient, forgiving, and quietly life-changing. Shenandoah Library: where a chubby kid found air-conditioning, refuge, and a love of books--even if the librarians had to drag him out of the bathroom to do it.

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