I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.
I was born, and then I was quietly resentful of that fact for a few years...but then I went to a library and it was okay.
Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.
When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.
The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.
Stanley Spector: [watching it rain frogs outside the library window] This happens. This is something that happens.
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.
Like many science fiction lovers of my generation, I discovered Andre Norton on the shelves at the junior high's library.
I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I'd be very, very happy.
I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library.
You start to accumulate your library of music. You want that music everywhere - that's the point where we monetize. If you want portability, mobility, and access, then you buy it.
I took anatomy classes. I went to medical libraries and talked to doctors and nutritionists. I did the whole thing before using myself as a human guinea pig.
I think the closest thing to a time machine that I've ever found is the Children's section of a library.
Being the evil undead wasn't fun anymore. For one thing, it was increasingly hard to get a library card.
Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.
Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.
Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
Is it a coincidence that stories from the private life became more popular just as the grand hope for public redemption through revolution was beginning to sour? I witnessed a similar shift in taste in my own time. In the 1960s, while a hopeful visio...
Senator Joseph Paine: He can raise public opinion against us - if any part of this sticks... James Taylor: Aah, he'll never get started. I'll make public opinion out there within five hours! I've done it all my life. I'll blacken this punk so that he...
Your reciept is your library card." -- On what killed the brick and mortar bookstores.
I was fortunate to attend a school with an excellent library
