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Goodreads asked Romalyn Tilghman:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Romalyn Tilghman Several decades ago, I was working with many arts councils across Kansas, several of which were converting their Carnegie libraries into arts centers. I was incredibly impressed with the dedicated volunteers, mostly women, who were brilliantly and passionately raising the money to make these miracles happen. As I tripped across more Carnegie libraries, I came across snippets of historical notes and started imagining the women who enticed Andrew Carnegie to invest in their communities in the early 1900s.
My interest in Carnegie libraries probably dates back to about age 3, since my hometown library in Manhattan, Kansas was a classic Carnegie. My, I loved that place! My candy store!

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