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“We'll always need printed books that don't mutate the way digital books do; we'll always need places to display books, auditoriums for book talks, circles for story time; we'll always need brick-and-mortar libraries.”
― Marilyn Johnson, This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

tags: books, libraries, library

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“The secret of a good librarian is that he never reads anything more of the literature in his charge than the title and the table of contents. Anyone who lets himself go and starts reading a book is lost as a librarian...He's bound to lose perspective.”
― Robert Musil, The Man Without Qualities

tags: librarians, library

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“At night, here in the library, the ghosts have voices.”
― Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

tags: ghosts, library

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“First paycheck I get, I thought, I'm going to get myself a room near the downtown L.A. Public Library.”
― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

tags: library, paychecks

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

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NAMI Mid-Carolina's Manic Monday Book Club — 5 members — last activity May 28, 2018 08:13PM
We will read the following books starting on the second Monday of each month in 2018. Jan. The Silver Linnings Play Book by Matthew Quick. Feb. The Th ...more

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 21892 members — last activity 7 hours, 34 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

Never too Late to Read Classics — 11639 members — last activity 1 hour, 2 min ago
NTLTRC will help you find your love of Classcis! Find intrigue, well-developed characters, prose that is complex and beautiful, compelling stories tha ...more

50 books to read before you die — 11876 members — last activity Nov 03, 2025 06:20AM
These are the named books: 1 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien 2 1984 by George Orwell 3 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4 The Gra ...more

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up — 1564 members — last activity 16 hours, 50 min ago
This is a group for those who want to take on the less-daunting task of reading all of the books from Julia Eccleshare's 1001 Children's Books You Mus ...more

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