(383 quotes found)
“We notified him on Oct. 11, 2004, that he was banned from all Baltimore County Public Libraries until such time as the matter of the missing books was resolved.”
Bob Hughes
“At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams.”
Michael Barrack
“That is very cool that Benjamin Franklin walked the streets here. I read about Franklin in a library book. I think he was very smart and did more than fly a kite.”
Ashley Johnson
“A library implies an act of faith”
Victor Hugo
“A book is one of the most patient of all man's inventions. Centuries mean nothing to a well-made book. It awaits its destined reader, come when he may, with eager hand and seeing eye. Then occurs one of the great examples of union, that of a man with”
Lawrence Clark Powell
“I want to congratulate librarians,...who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles. So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
Kurt Vonnegut
“There are a lot of things that have changed with the way people use libraries, ... We really need to take a look at how we can best serve our customers and the best way to use staff to do that.”
Anne Marie
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
Jorge Luis Borges
