Emma Ellis

Invisible

There's something very appealing about libraries. No matter if it's inside a university campus, downtown or across the country, they're some sort of similar space where imposed peace and common goals are met. It's a place where you immediately know you must keep quiet, even if it's the first time you visit one because somehow, you just know you gotta be respectful of the knowledge being acquired and preserved there. And it doesn't matter if it's big and renowned or small and abandoned, they're kind of the same breed. I like the solitude I can achieve because it doesn't matter if it's completely empty or somewhat full (for I have never seen one so filled with people one could not enter) everyone seems to mind their own business, and everyone gets that one's not to be disturbed. And what fascinates me the most is that despite all this solemn feeling in the air that you can practically touch while being inside a library, you can see all this life just happening all around you.