Trees Quote by Stephen Abrams

“Libraries are not, never will be, used by everyone.”

— Alberto Manguel

“Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.”

— Augustine Birrell

“A good library contains something in it to offend everyone.”

— Jo Goodwin

“A library: Where we can shhhh people without offense.”

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

“For a child a library needs to be round the corner. And if we lose local libraries it is children who will suffer.”

— Alan Bennett

“Civilized nations build libraries; lands that have lost their soul close them down.”

— Toby Forward

“Let the barbarians burn the library, the ideas are what's important.”

— Marc Read

“Libraries are not, or at least should not be, engines of productivity. If anything, they should slow people down and seduce them with the…

— Barbara Fister

“To know your way round a library is to master the whole of culture, i.e. the whole world.”

— Sophie Divry

“The library is the worst group of people ever assembled in history. They're mean, conniving, rude, and extremely well-read, which makes them dangerous.”

— Anonymous

“A great library cannot be constructed; it is the growth of ages.”

— John Hill Burton

“I have never seen a peaceful environment better than libraries”

— Abid Hussain Library Officer