Agents Quote by Mac Barnett

Good librarians are natural intelligence operatives. They possess all of the skills and characteristics required for that work: curiosity, wide-ranging knowledge, good memories, organization…

— Marilyn Johnson

“Never underestimate the ability of a librarian”

— David N. Ofili

Librarians are essential players in the information revolution because they level that field. They enable those without money or education to read and learn…

— Marilyn Johnson

I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that…

— Dorothea Benton Frank

“People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines. They bring order to…

— Erica Olsen

“Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably underestimated and largely underemployed.”

— Charles Medawar

The role of a librarian is to make sense of the world of information. If that's not a qualification for superhero-dom, what is?

— Nancy Pearl

“Librarians wield unfathomable power. With a flip of the wrist they can hide your dissertation behind piles of old Field and Stream magazines. They…

— Erica Olsen

The librarian isn't a clerk who happens to work in a library. A librarian is a data hound, a guide, a sherpa and a…

— Seth Godin

“A librarian is one who does it better than Google”

— David N. Ofili

Librarians understand about power - they know how to find anything.

— Joan Bauer

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

— Ryan North