Bars Quote by Arthur D. Hlavaty

“Libraries really are the gates to the future. So it is unfortunate that, round the world, we observe local authorities seizing the opportunity to…

— Neil Gaiman

No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library system returns…

— Karin Slaughter

Libraries serve the information needs of all of the people in the community — not just the loudest, not just the most powerful, not…

— Judith Krug

The only thing I like about libraries is that people are encouraged to shut up.

— Nikhil Saluja

What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship.

— Matthew Lesko

I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we'll all pay the price in the…

— Anthony Browne

As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the…

— Karin Slaughter

As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.

— Jill Abramson

Libraries are the torch of the world, illuminating the path when it feels too dark to see. We mustn't allow that torch to be…

— Libba Bray

Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not…

— Katherine Paterson

As convenient as it is for information to come to us, libraries do have a valuable side effect: they force all of the smart…

— Neal Stephenson

A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants.

— Doris Lessing