“I don't believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don't have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn't go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years.”
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“In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian. ”
― The Library at Night
― The Library at Night
“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.”
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“Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring in a library.”
― Pericles and Aspasia
― Pericles and Aspasia
“In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.”
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