“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose”
George Carlin
“A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them”
Mark Twain
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.”
Isaac Asimov
“I went to libraries. I went to the Library of Congress. I went to obscure video shops. Some of the most obscure films I found were in the dark, hidden, X-rated corners of the store.”
Dave Douglas
“I truly see this expansion as a way for the library to help build community.”
Charlyn Canada
“I think it's great libraries are able to help out each other when they're in need.”
Hilery Walker