“Ronald Clark’s father was custodian of a branch of the New York Public Library at a time when caretakers, along with their families, lived in the buildings. With his daughter, Jamilah, Ronald remembers literally growing up in a library, creeping down to the stacks in the middle of the night when curiosity gripped him. A story for anyone who’s ever dreamt of having unrestricted access to books. Directed by: Richard O’Connor Executive Producer: Dave Isay Producers: Rachel Hartman & Shelley Gorelik Audio Produced by: Liyna Anwar Supervising Sound Recordist: Naomi Blech Animation by: Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC Design: Keenon Ferrell Animators: Pilar Newton & Taisiya Zaratskaya Art Production: Ash Syzmanik, Natalie Greene, & Morgan Miller Original Music: Joshua Abrams Music Performed by: Joshua Abrams, Hamid Drake, Marquis Hill, Emmett Kelly, & Adam Thornburg Music Mixed by: Joshua Abrams & Neil Strauch Special Thanks: Ronald Clark & Jamilah Clark In Partnership with American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress NPR POV.”