“Libraries are innately subversive institutions, born of the radical notion that every member of society deserves free, high-quality access to knowledge and… — Matt Finch Copy Share Image
“Why are none of your folk here?” “Guards are of no use in a library.” Oh, how wrong he was! Libraries were… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“Libraries are very special spaces, spaces where people come together in separate but joint pursuits of knowledge, of learning. Libraries are the… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
“The acquisition of a book signalled not just the potential acquisition of knowledge but also something like the property rights to a… — James Wood Copy Share Image
There are some places you love with your heart, and there are some places that you love with your mind- the places… — Frank Delaney Copy Share Image
“I find that when I come out of the library I’m in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
As a shy, introverted, scholarly child (long ago) I don't know what I would have done without libraries! My family moved often.… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“This place is a mystery. A sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“The truth is out there, but the truth also seems to be very subjective. With access to so many types of information,… — Gina Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Inside the front flap of the book were handwritten names of the dozen or so people who had checked the book out… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
I am here because libraries and museums are singular and important institutions with unique contributions to make to our nation. But more… — Robert Cecil Martin Copy Share Image
“No one can imagine the kind of pressure being president of the U.S. imposes on an individual and how easily a president… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“Books you have read share a deep ontological similarity with books you haven't: both can be profoundly fuzzy. At times books you… — john durham peters Copy Share Image
“Libraries are a force for good. They wear capes. They fight evil. They don’t get upset when you don’t send them a… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“To reduce a library to simple architecture, bricks and mortar is a mistake. Similarly, to suggest a library is defined by the… — Hardeep Singh Kohli Copy Share Image
The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone -… — Kate Mosse Copy Share Image
Schools have never been about getting access to information. That's the job of libraries. Schools and universities have nobler missions as gentle… — Andrew Nikiforuk Copy Share Image
“Wherever she spoke, Laura never failed to thank the military for their patriotism and their courage and to express sympathy for those… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
What has been happening the last four years in City Hall is that they have been closing recreation centers, closing libraries. We… — Carl Stokes Copy Share Image
“All libraries must submit to a certain order, I answered. Indeed, agreed the professor, or all will be lost. The fall of… — Rawi Hage Copy Share Image
“She wore heavy sandals, with socks. No kid in the entire state of Mississippi wore black socks in the summer. Shoot, if… — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
Libraries have a PR problem - or at least that's what they call it when no one under the age of 40… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
“To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking… — Jon Bing Copy Share Image
Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine,… — John Jakes Copy Share Image
The libraries of America are and must ever remain the home of free and inquiring minds. To them, our citizens-of all ages… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
I talk to a lot of librarians, and there's always a steady drumbeat of how libraries are places of community. But a… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
“Our sense that a library is a public good and our idea of what such a place should look like derived precisely… — Stephen Greenblatt Copy Share Image
“Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
![“I find that when I come out of the library I’m in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.” [ Woman's Day magazine, March 12, 2002]” quote by Tracy Chevalier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/41e/tracy-chevalier-7345_bliss_i-find-that-when-i-come-out-of-the-libra_3078988.jpg)
![“To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking if roadmaps are necessary now that there are so very many roads." [ American Libraries Magazine , May 28, 2009]” quote by Jon Bing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0a3/jon-bing-168346_information_to-ask-why-we-need-libraries-at-all-when_2896974.jpg)
