Celeste Ng, author of OUR MISSING HEARTS, on why her heart belongs to libraries @rhlibrary

Celeste Ng, author of OUR MISSING HEARTS, on why her heart belongs to libraries @rhlibrary

Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In honor of National Library Week, bestselling author Celeste Ng shares a special message about the value of libraries and a thank you to all librarians.

Find out more about National Library Week here: ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek

Learn about OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710187/our-missing-hearts-by-celeste-ng

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