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> [“There is a somewhat time-worn joke about people taking up library work because they like to read : the joke consisting of the fact that librarians have so little time to read. But, I tell you, those who do not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-virginia-provines/there-is-a-somewhat-time-worn-joke-about-people-taking-up-library/)

Mary Virginia Provines

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## More by Mary Virginia Provines

> [“Books are only half our job ; the other half is human nature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-virginia-provines/books-are-only-half-our-job-the-other-half-is-human-nature/)

Mary Virginia Provines

> [“Someone has said of books that they are our 'amplest heritages' of thought, and so they are. That doesn't necessarily mean that they must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-virginia-provines/someone-has-said-of-books-that-they-are-our-amplest-heritages-of/)

Mary Virginia Provines

> [“There is a somewhat time-worn joke about people taking up library work because they like to read : the joke consisting of the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-virginia-provines/there-is-a-somewhat-time-worn-joke-about-people-taking-up-library/)

Mary Virginia Provines

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