I'm a librarian. I serve the regulars the crime enthusiasts the bookworms the homeless the eccentrics the jobless the teenagers the toddlers the aged. I know my community well. The library is a sanctuary for some a place for warmth for others and on many occasions an internet cafe. It's not always the books that bring us together. That's why you might be surprised to hear that I've been a witness to an attempted murder a target for a drugs gang and the last hope for people in desperate poverty. The quirks of library life. But what I didn't expect was for a simple part-time job to become a passionate battle for survival both for me and for the library.