“In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.”
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“Libraries really are wonderful. They're better than bookshops, even. I mean bookshops make a profit on selling you books, but libraries just sit there lending you books quietly out of the goodness of their hearts.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“anyone who’s worth anything reads just what he likes, as the mood takes him, and with extravagant enthusiasm.”
― Jacob's Room
― Jacob's Room
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”
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“The old man was peering intently at the shelves. 'I'll have to admit that he's a very competent scholar.'
Isn't he just a librarian?' Garion asked, 'somebody who looks after books?'
That's where all the rest of scholarship starts, Garion. All the books in the world won't help you if they're just piled up in a heap.”
― King of the Murgos
Isn't he just a librarian?' Garion asked, 'somebody who looks after books?'
That's where all the rest of scholarship starts, Garion. All the books in the world won't help you if they're just piled up in a heap.”
― King of the Murgos
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