There are almost as many kinds of libraries as there are kinds of readers. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Most beautiful places where I found myself satisfied were libraries” — Abid Hussain Library Officer Copy Share Image
I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries. — Arthur Ashe Copy Share Image
Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
“I am a bookworm. For play, I bury myself in the corners of libraries and read.” — Robert Littell Copy Share Image
“Papa thought that any book worth reading twice was worth owning. So instead of buying desserts, we bought books.” — Natalie S. Bober Copy Share Image
“loved thick books, dusty statues, even the musty smell in the air. Libraries were treasure troves of knowledge and imagination.” — Robert E. Keller Copy Share Image
Books are a world in themselves, it is true; but they are not the only world. The world itself is a volume… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
I'm grateful that I've enjoyed the support of libraries, bookshops and institutional funders. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” — Anne Herbert Copy Share Image
“Libraries really are the gates to the future. So it is unfortunate that, round the world, we observe local authorities seizing the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“I loved going to the library. It was the first time I ever saw Black newspapers and magazines like JET, Ebony, the… — John Robert Lewis Copy Share Image
“For the rest of the afternoon, Miss Bloom smiled almost as bright as the big yellow sun shining through the front picture… — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
There is something about libraries, old libraries, that makes them seem almost sacred. There's a smell of paper and must and binding… — Carrie Jones Copy Share Image
“Once I've mastered the art of pretending that I don't care what other kids think of me, I start to pay attention… — Margarita Engle Copy Share Image
Libraries have had a long history of dealing with authoritarian organizations demanding reader records - who's read what - and this has… — Brewster Kahle Copy Share Image
To those with ears to hear, libraries are really very noisy places. On their shelves we hear the captured voices of the… — Timothy Healy Copy Share Image
“Now, when I read constantly about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
“Suppose each of us make up a list of, say, fifty or more books that we believe should be in the library.… — Harold Sinclair Copy Share Image
“It’s always the end of the world,” said Russell Grandinetti, one of Amazon’s top executives. “You could set your watch on it… — Russell Grandinetti Copy Share Image
“Whatever you call me, my parents encouraged me to go to college and become a book lover, and to trust that I… — Dee Williams 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
The only thing I like about libraries is that people are encouraged to shut up. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
