Admirable Quote by Cecil B. DeMille

The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.

— Elizabeth Taylor

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

— Jill Abramson

There is something about libraries, old libraries, that makes them seem almost sacred. There's a smell of paper and must and binding stuff. It's…

— Carrie Jones

Libraries are the future of reading. When the economy is down, we need to make it easier for people to buy and read books…

— Courtney Milan

The function of a great library is to store obscure books.

— Nicholson Baker

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when…

— Nicholas Meyer

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

— Diane Ackerman

It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a school, and without…

— Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Libraries are where most of us really fall in love with books, where we can browse and choose on our own. Its really one…

— Kim Boykin

“Libraries are congenial places but unfortunately none of us like these places because we hates books and books are leading us to better direction.”

— Abid Hussain Library Officer

“Libraries are innately subversive institutions, born of the radical notion that every member of society deserves free, high-quality access to knowledge and culture.”

— Matt Finch

Seeing one's books on the shelf tells you so much about the way somebody has, over the years, put together their private library, which…

— Jeanette Winterson