Linda Blair loves two things: books and people. In her 50 years as assistant librarian at the Lake Placid Public Library, she’s had ample opportunity for both. Now retired, she speaks like a longtime reader and lover of words, with a quiet, articulate candor. Her home on School Street is where her parents, Leon and Elinor Umber, raised her. It’s also where she’s spent the months since her retirement in March 2026, reminiscing about her decades…
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