“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
“True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
Albert Einstein
“shoot for perfection and you will achieve excellence.”
Scott Roth
“When funding was cut, many communities decided not to do outreach.”
Virginia Brockman
“There have been many merit pay plans over the years. Those that were funded failed miserably when the funding disappeared.”
Yvonne Lyons
“Dr. Lott managed significant reductions in state funding over the first four years of his administration without cutting funds to the arts. He secured funding for the construction of the Jefferson Davis Campus (JD) Arena Theatre in Gulfport and the renovation of the college's existing arts facilities. Finally, he implemented a leadership-development program with a strong connection to the arts. All this made him an obvious choice for this award.”
Mark Butler
