Mary

“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”
― Brendan Slocumb, The Violin Conspiracy

“The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love.”
― William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

“The Leningrad Public Library remained open throughout the siege and became a place for people to congregate.

The heat in the library gave out early, and the plumbing eventually froze and burst. In late January, the building finally lost its electricity. The librarians still searched the shadowed stacks with lanterns, and, when they ran our of oil, with burning pieces of wood. They still served patrons and sought out the answers to practical questions posed by the city government: alternative methods of making matches or candles, forgotten sources of edible yeast.”
― M. T. Anderson

“Librarians who are arguing and lobbying for clever e-book lending solutions are completely missing the point. They are defending the library-as-warehouse concept, as opposed to fighting for the future, which is librarian as producer, concierge, connector, teacher, and impresario.”
― Seth Godin, Stop Stealing Dreams