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title: "31 Public Libraries Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 31 Public Libraries quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Public Libraries sayings and thoughts."
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> [What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-lesko/what-is-also-strange-to-me-is-that-public-libraries-have-always-been/)

[Matthew Lesko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-lesko/)

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> [Public libraries were a huge source of comfort and joy for me when I was growing up. I still spend time there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hong-chau/public-libraries-were-a-huge-source-of-comfort-and-joy-for-me-when-i/)

[Hong Chau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hong-chau/)

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> [Public libraries are the last vestige of public free space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-prince-ramus/public-libraries-are-the-last-vestige-of-public-free-space/)

[Joshua Prince-Ramus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-prince-ramus/)

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> [The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/the-america-i-love-still-exists-at-the-front-desks-of-our-public/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-ransack-public-libraries-and-find-them-full-of-sunk-treasure/)

[Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/)

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> [Access to public libraries also affects how much children read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-d-krashen/access-to-public-libraries-also-affects-how-much-children-read/)

[Stephen D. Krashen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-d-krashen/)

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> [I ransack public libraries & find them full of sunk treasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-ransack-public-libraries-find-them-full-of-sunk-treasure/)

[Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/)

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> [“Or you can use a computer for free in most public libraries.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elinor-lebaron/or-you-can-use-a-computer-for-free-in-most-public-libraries/)

[Elinor LeBaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elinor-lebaron/)

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> [I want the public as well as libraries and schools to enjoy unlimited access to public-domain books. This means no charges for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/i-want-the-public-as-well-as-libraries-and-schools-to-enjoy-unlimited/)

[Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/)

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> [“All across America public libraries were, and are, being shut down, while prisons-with libraries-were, and are, being built. This has been a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avi-steinberg/all-across-america-public-libraries-were-and-are-being-shut-down/)

[Avi Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avi-steinberg/)

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> [If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough/if-you-get-down-about-the-state-of-american-culture-just-remember/)

[David McCullough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mccullough/)

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> [ “\[Public\] libraries should be open to all—except the censor. \[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960\] ” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/public-libraries-should-be-open-to-all-except-the-censor-response-to/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [Public libraries are critical learning centers for New Mexicans that bring communities together, especially in our rural regions that depend on library…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-ray-lujan/public-libraries-are-critical-learning-centers-for-new-mexicans-that/)

[Ben Ray Lujan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-ray-lujan/)

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> [“Libraries have ludicrously large “limits” on items you can check out (the Denver Public Libraries, for instance, let you check out 100…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/libraries-have-ludicrously-large-limits-on-items-you-can-check-out/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Health information is just about the number one thing that people go into public libraries and connect to public libraries for. They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carla-hayden/health-information-is-just-about-the-number-one-thing-that-people-go/)

[Carla Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carla-hayden/)

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> [Now, public libraries are most admirable institutions, but they have one irritating custom. They want their books back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecil-b-demille/now-public-libraries-are-most-admirable-institutions-but-they-have/)

[Cecil B. DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecil-b-demille/)

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> [Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-turow/now-many-public-libraries-want-to-lend-e-books-not-simply-to-patrons/)

[Scott Turow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-turow/)

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> [“It is fascinating that Baghdad had more than 100 public libraries in the year 891, Cordoba had 70 public libraries at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/balqis-suja/it-is-fascinating-that-baghdad-had-more-than-100-public-libraries-in/)

[Balqis Suja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/balqis-suja/)

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> [In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-weah/in-america-there-is-a-public-library-in-every-community-how-many/)

[George Weah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-weah/)

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> [Public libraries are our great teachers and storytellers, and are a vital adjunct to our schools. In this day of standardized and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-andrews/public-libraries-are-our-great-teachers-and-storytellers-and-are-a/)

[Julie Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-andrews/)

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> [We English majors...need to promote public libraries as a tool in the war against terror. How many readers of Edith Wharton have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrison-keillor/we-english-majors-need-to-promote-public-libraries-as-a-tool-in-the/)

[Garrison Keillor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrison-keillor/)

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> [I think the public library system is one of the most amazing American institutions. Free for everybody. If you ever get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough/i-think-the-public-library-system-is-one-of-the-most-amazing-american/)

[David McCullough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mccullough/)

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> [Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-paterson/children-have-to-have-access-to-books-and-a-lot-of-children-can-t-go/)

[Katherine Paterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-paterson/)

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> [Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/public-libraries-have-been-a-mainstay-of-my-life-they-represent-an/)

[James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/)

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> [As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-abramson/as-a-big-user-of-public-libraries-i-deplore-the-cutbacks-they-have/)

[Jill Abramson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-abramson/)

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> [In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/in-my-world-there-would-be-as-many-public-libraries-as-there-are/)

[Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/)

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> [I'm really excited about public libraries that are redefining themselves as free learning centers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-m-really-excited-about-public-libraries-that-are-redefining/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

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> [There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-lewis-perl/there-were-two-free-public-libraries-within-walking-distance-of-my/)

[Martin Lewis Perl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-lewis-perl/)

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> [“My experience with public libraries is that the first volume of the book I inquire for is out, unless I happen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-wendell-holmes-sr/my-experience-with-public-libraries-is-that-the-first-volume-of-the/)

[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-wendell-holmes-sr/)

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> [The reflections and histories of men and women throughout the world are contained in books… America's greatness is not only recorded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-cooke/the-reflections-and-histories-of-men-and-women-throughout-the-world/)

[Terence Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-cooke/)

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> [Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-banks/public-libraries-are-the-sole-community-centers-left-in-america-the/)

[Russell Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-banks/)

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