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> [When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is to continue to help them see it in those terms to describe our larger purposes. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-curley/when-the-function-of-libraries-is-put-in-terms-of-their-contributions/)

Arthur Curley

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## More by Arthur Curley

> [When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-curley/when-the-function-of-libraries-is-put-in-terms-of-their-contributions/)

Arthur Curley

> [Alliances are crucial to success in the political sphere. However, if we are to approach other organizations to propose alliances for the public good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-curley/alliances-are-crucial-to-success-in-the-political-sphere-however-if/)

Arthur Curley

> [If information is power, why are the powerful so ill informed?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-curley/if-information-is-power-why-are-the-powerful-so-ill-informed/)

Arthur Curley

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