The underlying essence behind all creativity is the humanity that elevates art above manufactured product. Creativity takes courage to be nurtured and extracts personal sacrifices. Gifted with premonitions, obscured by insecurities, inflated by, ego, skewed by emotional highs and lows, wild and crazy, the lives of creative people are rarely dull. The imaginative spirit chants an inner voice; listening takes resolute confidence and demands great faith. This article advises librarians about what they can do to introduce students to the artistic spirit that ignites a life.