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title: "1 Bookstores Libraries Quotes By John Callahan"
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> [We're competing with everything: the beach, the mall, bookstores. Libraries are in a transition right now, caught between two forces, the old ways and technology. Libraries are under a lot of pressure to provide both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-callahan/we-re-competing-with-everything-the-beach-the-mall-bookstores/)

John Callahan

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## More by John Callahan

> [This is a feminist bookstore. There is no humor section.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-callahan/this-is-a-feminist-bookstore-there-is-no-humor-section/)

John Callahan

> [Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-callahan/sex-is-like-air-it-s-not-important-unless-you-aren-t-getting-any/)

John Callahan

> [We're competing with everything: the beach, the mall, bookstores. Libraries are in a transition right now, caught between two forces, the old ways and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-callahan/we-re-competing-with-everything-the-beach-the-mall-bookstores/)

John Callahan

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