American Quote by Scott Turow

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when…

— Nicholas Meyer

I don’t think people realise how vital libraries are or what a colossal danger it would be if we were to lose any more.…

— Alan Moore

Every child needs a safe place to fall - a place where he or she can explore things without worrying about failure and judgment.…

— Bill Harley

For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how…

— Karin Slaughter

Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.

— Laura Bush

I pray that no child of mine would ever descend into such a place as a library. They are indeed most dangerous places and…

— Willy Russell

The public library is the most dangerous place in town

— John Ciardi

Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not…

— Katherine Paterson

School libraries are the foundations of our culture – not luxuries.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to…

— Laura Bush

Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents and children…

— Barack Obama

Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly…

— Jodi Rell