Long Live The Library

Tay Thain Lin is an IT director of a business services firm who enjoys sketching and painting as a hobby. He says art helps take all the stress away from work.

One of his favourite places to sketch is the Queenstown Public Library at Margaret Drive. He has many fond memories of the place as his parents would take him there for his weekly dose of Enid Blyton story books, abridged classic novels, and other not-for-loan items like the Young Children's Encyclopedia. He spent many hours in the library being transported to faraway lands of mystery, fantasy and science. Four decades later, he often takes his two book-loving daughters to this treasure tro…