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WENDY ELLIOTT: Thank you, Rachel, for helping N.S. libraries

Until Sept. 12, I did not know much about Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid except her generous donation of $300,000 to the Annapolis Valley Regional Library in an effort to save our rural libraries.

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It made sense to attend the fundraiser at Acadia University.

Reid was introduced by Annapolis Valley Regional Library board chairwoman Janet Ness, who said ticket sales had raised $53,000.

She thanked the New York Times bestselling author for her sweet, fun, hot and horny books, then Reid received a standing ovation as she came on stage.

Moderator Stephanie Domet posed questions and Reid explained how the runaway success of her series and the resulting television series on Crave provided an enormous blessing.

“I saw an opportunity,” she said, “That’s what people should do.”

Growing up in Bedford, where she still lives, Reid loved libraries and comic books. She was a Batman fan.

Reading a lot when she was growing up was easy because Reid could access the library without any cost. She said libraries are important to communities for many reasons that go beyond books, including serving as essential third spaces beyond the home and workplace.

Then the entire arts scene grew large in her life.

'I call her a superhero':........

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