The Journey Continues: Diane Insley

My journey this week takes me to San Marcos Public Library and its Director Diane Insley.

During my formative years on a ranch in west Texas, I accompanied my mother to Sweetwater, Texas, the county seat of the adjacent county. While my mom did her weekly grocery shopping and laundry, I used the time to visit Sweetwater’s library — it was my place of refuge where I could exercise my imagination and dream.

Mrs. Berry, the librarian, loved me and gave me the leniency to check out a paper bag full of magazines in addition to a bag full of library books. Her encouragement of reading helped shape my worldview and set my future trajectory for writing and scholarship.