My Unsung Hero

Sarah Feldman's Story

Feb 21, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Librarian Replaces A Teen's Flooded Books

  • A Yale librarian named Bill Carver mailed 14-year-old Sarah Feldman a book after her home in Houston flooded and destroyed her collection.
  • The book Medieval Book by Barbara A. Shaler arrived with a warm December 8, 2001 letter encouraging her new library's growth.
INSIGHT

One Kind Gesture Restores Opportunity And Direction

  • A single act of kindness from a stranger can redirect a young person's trajectory by restoring access to formative resources.
  • Bill Carver's thoughtful choice of a scholarly medieval art book sparked Sarah's enduring academic and personal interests.
ANECDOTE

Small Gift Shaped A Lifelong Passion

  • Sarah Feldman traces her lifelong interest in medieval art and museum visits back to the book Bill Carver sent after the flood.
  • At 34 she is married, lives in New York, runs a jewelry business, and still visits cathedrals and the Cloisters.
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