Closing Quote by Neil Gaiman

“Libraries really are the gates to the future. So it is unfortunate that, round the world, we observe local authorities seizing the opportunity to…

— Neil Gaiman

I don't want to see libraries close; I want to find local solutions that will make them sustainable.

— Alan Bennett

The only thing I like about libraries is that people are encouraged to shut up.

— Nikhil Saluja

I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we'll all pay the price in the…

— Anthony Browne

Libraries are the vessels in which the seed corn for the future is stored.

— Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Libraries Are Neccessary Gardens, Unsurpassed At Growing Excitement

— J. Patrick Lewis

I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries - I like the hush.

— Robin Ince

“A library after closing is a lonely place. It is heart-poundingly silent, and the rows of shelves create an almost unfathomable number of dark…

— Vicki Myron

Random House is definitely invested in keeping libraries healthy.

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Jill Abramson

Closing a public library is child abuse, really, because it hinders child development.

— Alan Bennett

If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities.

— Richard M. Daley