Explanation: in the poem "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long" by Nikki Giovanni, she describes how she used to go to the library and enjoyed the smell and sensation of books, and she took the books back to her grandmother's house to read them. In the given excerpt she describes how she loved the world she was in, but later she says that the books gave her the opportunity of explore different worlds. So she associates books with a time when she felt loved and cherished by her grandmother, who gave her kisses and cared for her.
