Biking Uphill for Nancy Drew

I enjoyed the difficult climb to the library—I knew the reward would be a new book

Illustration: Corey Corcoran

I discovered the Fort Thomas Public Library in Kentucky after receiving a Nancy Drew novel from my Aunt Mary for Christmas: The Ghost of Blackwood Hall. Hardcover. I didn’t read it right away. It sat in my bedroom until summer, when, out of boredom most likely, I picked up the…