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# StoryCorps Shorts: The Temple of Knowledge
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/pov/specials/storycorps-shorts-the-temple-of-knowledge-opnncm/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:22.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T14:02:36.000Z
- Description: A story for anyone who’s ever dreamt of spending a night in a library.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: POV, #ZZZ_Show_70f7837f-7d56-44e5-aeca-8af3c2ecd00c, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_d3f418ad-276b-4770-bbf5-88b3d72de129, #special

Ronald Clark’s father was custodian of a branch of the New York Public Library at a time when caretakers, along with their families, lived in the buildings. With his daughter, Jamilah, Ronald remembers literally growing up in a library, creeping down to the stacks in the middle of the night when curiosity gripped him. A story for anyone who’s ever dreamt of having unrestricted access to books.