Public library Quote by Michael Baigent

“Our sense that a library is a public good and our idea of what such a place should look like derived precisely from a…

— Stephen Greenblatt

The founding of libraries was like constructing more public granaries, amassing reserves against a spiritual winter which by certain signs, in spite of myself,…

— Marguerite Yourcenar

“That the public library is a part of the educational system should never be lost sight of in the work of establishing it, or…

— John Cotton Dana

“The library was one of the few places approved by my mother. I must have read almost every book in that place, living a…

— Skye Warren

“A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the dawn." À qui…

— Victor Hugo

The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no…

— John Redwood

“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

“What's a public library? - Max”

— Emma Pass

It seems to me that the dedication of a library is an act of faith. To bring together the resources of the past and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“My library was -- all libraries are -- a place of ultimate refuge, a wild and sacred space where meanings are manageable precisely because…

— André Brink

“Libraries for me have always had a cathedral-like ambiance, a hushed sanctuary where learning is revered, where we the people elevate books and education…

— Harlan Coben

“A library is a sacred place where the voices of the ancients can still be heard if we but give them the required silence.”

— James Rozoff