Citizen Quote by Robert Darnton

“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

“It is likely that libraries will carry on and survive, as long as we persist in lending words to the world that surrounds us,…

— Alberto Manguel

The libraries of America are and must ever remain the home of free and inquiring minds. To them, our citizens-of all ages and races,…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“More than a building that houses books and data, the library has always been a window to a larger world--a place where we've always…

— Barack Obama

The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man

— Anonymous

As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the…

— Karin Slaughter

“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

No matter how wild the winds or rough the seas of life, libraries stand ready, beaming their reliable lights, guiding us toward knowledge, pleasure,…

— Nancy Thayer

When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is…

— Arthur Curley

I keep working under the delusion that someday a library will ask for my manuscripts.

— Walter Wager

“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully…

— Carl Sagan

What in the world would we do without our libraries?

— Katharine Hepburn