Then the question began to live under my blankets: How did lesbianism begin? What were the symptoms? The public library gave information… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for the information of teachers, many of whom… — Joseph Lancaster Copy Share Image
“The room was a library. Not a public library, but a private library; that is, a collection of books belonging to Justice… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
When I was a boy in the late 1950s, the public library refused to stock books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. They were… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
“Speaking of libraries: A big open-stack academic or public library is no small pleasure to work in. You're, say, trying to do… — John McPhee Copy Share Image
Books read in a public library never have the same flavour as books read in the attic or the kitchen. — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
I was a hugely unchaperoned reader, and I would wander into my local public library and there sat the world, waiting for… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher. — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
“One of the happiest days of my life was when my mother wrote a note to the public librarians saying 'Let her… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I received the fundamentals of my education in school, but that was not enough. My real education, the superstructure, the details, the… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
I think the public library system is one of the most amazing American institutions. Free for everybody. If you ever get the… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
The reflections and histories of men and women throughout the world are contained in books.... America's greatness is not only recorded in… — Terence Cooke Copy Share Image
Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
For some 25 years, I worked as a librarian, first at the New York Public Library, then at Trenton State College in… — Avi Copy Share Image
A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants: demagogues… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
We English majors...need to promote public libraries as a tool in the war against terror. How many readers of Edith Wharton have… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
We didn't have a phone when I was a kid, and I was too shy to smash any public phones, and our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My first encounter with James was when I was seventeen. My brother brought home from the public library a science fiction anthology,… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
“I hate computers. My hatred is entrenched, and I nourish it daily. I’m comfortable with it, and no community outreach program will… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“An even more pointed example of the the power of the silence tabu in libraries occurred in Duluth in 1981. The police… — Ray B. Browne Copy Share Image
While writing my memoir, 'When Skateboards Will Be Free,' I would sometimes have to pore over hours of microfilm at the New… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that I take such joy in being a trustee of the New York Public Library is the love… — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
I was always looking ahead. I used to do all kinds of things for entertainment. When I was young, we had no… — Clyde Tombaugh Copy Share Image
