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““I also work here because I love books, because I'm inveterately curious, and because, like most librarians, I'm not well suited to anything else. As a breed, we're the ultimate generalists. I'll never know everything about anything, but I'll know something about almost everything and that's how I like to live.””

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“The library has a robust collection of what I call non-cuddly hate lit. This is one of my favorite things about working here: If…

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“A library is a miracle. A place where you can learn just about anything, for free. A place where your mind can come alive.”

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“I'll never know everything about anything, but I'll know something about almost everything and that's how I like to live.”

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“I work [at a library] because I love books, because I'm inveterately curious, and because, like most librarians, I'm not well suited to anything…

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“It is what is. I repeated, looking at him in the eyes. No. It isn't. That's stupidity right up there with 'failure is not…

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“From "The World's Strongest Librarian who quotes Tom Clancy: The only way to do all the things you'd like to is to read.”

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“Josh, do you know what my favorite thing is? she asked. I mean, my very favorite thing? I'm not sure. It's when the whole…

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“To see the value of a library, ignore the adults. Find an inquisitive child who doesn't have an iPhone yet, take them to the…

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“A good library’s existence is a potential step forward for a community. If hate and fear have ignorance at their core, maybe the library…

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“A mind can be lost without its owner's death. A mind that no longer questions only fulfills the rudimentary aspects of its function.”

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“A community that doesn't think it needs a library isn't a community for whom a library is irrelevant. It's a community that's ill.”

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“When I was his age, and even today, when it comes to books and libraries, too much is never enough”

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