Librarians Quote by Linton Weeks

“In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.”

— Linton Weeks

“Be a librarian and see the world!”

— Robert Lee Hadden

People today are in danger of drowning in information; but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to…

— Idries Shah

We need librarians who can handle this tremendous jumble of information that is in cyberspace.

— Robert Darnton

“Librarians are the bedrock of the public domain and the defenders of our fundamental right to access knowledge.”

— Carl Malamud

“When working in the archive you will often find yourself thinking of this exploration as a dive, a submersion, perhaps even a drowning ……

— Arlette Farge

“Facts and information are the nourishment, the lifeblood, the raison d'etre, and also the bane and despair of librarians and researchers.”

— Kee Malesky

Librarians are teaching the next generation how to use digital media responsibly.

— Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Librarians are awesome; I don't care who knows it.

— Ryan North

Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet.

— Lewis Gordon Pugh

“One Drop of water makes an ocean while all the books in the world make up all the knowledge in it too.”

— Gabriella Goren

“If we didn't already have libraries, they would now have to be invented. They are the keys to American success in fully exploiting the…

— James Billington