Changed Quote by Barbara Bush

Libraries change lives. They are the soul of a people.

— Diane Ackerman

Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly…

— Jodi Rell

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute…

— Sidney Sheldon

Libraries aren't in the real world, after all. They're places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. In this way I can go on living on…

— Paul Auster

I have always had a special affinity for libraries and librarians, for the most obvious reasons. I love books. (One of my first Jobs…

— John Jakes

Libraries are fun, educational, and the biggest bargain on the face of the earth.

— Madeleine Albright

Libraries are what is best about us as a society: open, exciting, rich, informative, free, inclusive, engaging.

— Susan Orlean

Libraries are places that house our dreams, our fantasies, our thirst for adventure.

— Nicholas Sparks

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 are where we learn that we can live our lives through books.

— Kevin Barry

Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents and children…

— Barack Obama

Libraries really are wonderful. They're better than bookshops, even. I mean bookshops make a profit on selling you books, but libraries just sit there…

— Jo Walton