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65 Inspiring Quotes About Libraries and Librarians

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If you love books, chances are, you love libraries too. Libraries are places where anything is possible; you can travel the world, uncover hidden mysteries, and even heal a broken heart, all inside the walls of a library.

Even today, in our hyper-connected world, libraries are an indispensable resource. They provide a safe space to learn and discover for anyone who seeks it. No matter who you are or where you come from, everyone is welcome, and best of all, all the books are free! (as long as you remember to return them on time, that is!)

But these days, many libraries are in real danger of closing for good. For some, it’s due to a lack of funding, and for others, it’s a lack of public enthusiasm. In a world where you can find the answer to any question you can think of with a simple Google search, these community institutions are no longer considered the ultimate route to knowledge.

Yet while we might not rely on libraries for information in the same way we used to, they contain so many wonders to discover that can never be found online. And so now, more than ever, it’s time to celebrate and embrace our local libraries; otherwise, we risk losing them for good.

I’ve collected 50 of my favorite quotes about libraries and librarians from famous authors, actors, politicians, and other prominent figures in this post. These quotes epitomize the magic of the humble library and remind me just how valuable these sacred spaces are. They also leave with a renewed enthusiasm for books and learning, and I hope they’ll do the same for you too.

Inspiring Quotes About Libraries and Librarians

“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty. ― John F. Kennedy

“In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.” ― Linton Weeks

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.” ― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” ― Walter Cronkite

“A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.” ― Germaine Greer

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” ― Mark Twain

“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.” ― Saul Bellow

“Don’t ever apologise to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that’s what they’re there for…use your library). Don’t apologise to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend’s copy. What’s important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read…” ― Neil Gaiman

“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.” ― Ray Bradbury

“In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder.” ― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.” ― E.B. White

“A great library doesn’t have to be big or beautiful. It doesn’t have to have the best facilities or the most efficient staff or the most users. A great library provides. It is enmeshed in the life of a community in a way that makes it indispensable. A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.” ― Vicki Myron, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

“An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.” ― Stephen Fry

“Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book…” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Rule number one: Don’t fuck with librarians.” ― Neil Gaiman

“I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel better when I can see that there is something to hold back the shadows.” ― Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber

“Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines — it’s hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.” ― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

“The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.” ― Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” ― Ray Bradbury

“A silent Library is a sad Library. A Library without patrons on whom to pile books and tales and knowing and magazines full of up-to-the-minute politickal fashions and atlases and plays in pentameter! A Library should be full of exclamations! Shouts of delight and horror as the wonders of the world are discovered or the lies of the heavens are uncovered or the wild adventures of devil-knows-who sent romping out of the pages. A Library should be full of now-just-a-minutes and that-can’t-be-rights and scientific folk running skelter to prove somebody wrong. It should positively vibrate with laughing at comedies and sobbing at tragedies, it should echo with gasps as decent ladies glimpse indecent things and indecent ladies stumble upon secret and scandalous decencies! A Library should not shush; it should roar!” ― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

“When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.” ― Rita Mae Brown

“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species. I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

“What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education.” ― Harold Howe

“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.” ― Jo Walton, Among Others

“Don’t mark up the Library’s copy, you fool! Librarians are Unprankable. They’ll track you down! They have skills!” ― Charles Ogden

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” ― Andrew Carnegie

“Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I’m always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.” ― Neil Gaiman

“Libraries raised me.” “Libraries raised me.”

“What in the world would we do without our libraries?” ― Katharine Hepburn

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.” ― Sidney Sheldon

“People flock in, nevertheless, in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered to be able to answer, such as “Is this the laundry?” “How do you spell surreptitious?” and, on a regular basis, “Do you have a book I remember reading once? It had a red cover and it turned out they were twins.” ― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

“If your library is not “unsafe,” it probably isn’t doing its job.” ― John Berry

“Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark … In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed.” ― Germaine Greer, Daddy, We Hardly Knew You

“The library in summer is the most wonderful thing because there you get books on any subject and read them each for only as long as they hold your interest, abandoning any that don’t, halfway or a quarter of the way through if you like, and store up all that knowledge in the happy corners of your mind for your own self and not to show off how much you know or spit it back at your teacher on a test paper.” ― Polly Horvath, My One Hundred Adventures

“When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian.” ― Joan Bauer

“It’s still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.” ― Neil Gaiman

“You see, I don’t believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, that has been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.” ― Monty Python

“You are a total stranger and you want to take my library book.” ― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

“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.” ― David Eddings, King of the Murgos

“She was brilliant and joyous and she believed- probably correctly- that libraries contain the answers to all things, to everything, and that if you can’t find the information you seek in the library, then such information probably doesn’t exist in this or any parallel universe now or ever to be known. She was thoughtful and kind and she always believed the best of everybody. She was, above all else, a master librarian and she knew where to find any book on any subject in the shortest possible time. And she was wonderfully unhinged.” ― Gary Paulsen, Mudshark

“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. ” ― Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

“The library is like a candy store where everything is free.” ― Jamie Ford, Songs of Willow Frost

“Congratulations on the new library, because it isn’t just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you — and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life. ― Isaac Asimov

“To build up a library is to create a life. It’s never just a random collection of books.” ― Carlos María Domínguez, The House of Paper

“There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.” ― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

“The love of libraries, like most loves, must be learned. ” ― Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

“Knowing I lov’d my books, he furnish’d me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom.” ― William Shakespeare

“Libraries are a force for good. They wear capes. They fight evil. They don’t get upset when you don’t send them a card on their birthdays. (Though they will charge you if you’re late returning a book.) They serve communities. The town without a library is a town without a soul. The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and ignorance. Libraries are the torch of the world, illuminating the path when it feels too dark to see. We mustn’t allow that torch to be extinguished.” ― Libba Bray

“My library is an archive of longings.” ― Susan Sontag, As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980

“Doctor Who: You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! ― Russell T. Davies (from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)

“Google will bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian will bring you back the right one.” ― Neil Gaiman

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

“A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.” ― Shelby Foote

“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.” ― T.S. Eliot

“It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.” ― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” ― Albert Einstein

“My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn’t have any excuse to be stupid.” ― Joan Bauer, Rules of the Road

“The sea is nothing but a library of all the tears in history.” ― Lemony Snicket

“We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.” ― John Lubbock, The Pleasures of Life

“In the library I felt better, words you could trust and look at till you understood them, they couldn’t change half way through a sentence like people, so it was easier to spot a lie.” ― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” ― Henry Ward Beecher

“When in doubt, go to the library.” ― J.K. Rowling, from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

I hope these inspiring quotes remind you just how precious libraries, and librarians, really are! More than ever, we should cherish these sacred institutions to ensure that they remain open to all, for generations to come.

If these quotes have left you feeling inspired, why not dust off your old library card and pay a visit to your local library. Who knows what you’ll discover?

And if you’re lucky enough to have a librarian in your life, don’t forget to show them some love this holiday season. If you need some inspiration, here’s a handy guide to 15 awesome gifts for librarians this Christmas . Oh, and of course, don’t forget to share this post with them too!

What are your favorite quotes about libraries and librarians? Let me know in the comments below!

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Sarah Nicolas is a recovering mechanical engineer, library event planner, and author who lives in Orlando with a 60-lb mutt who thinks he’s a chihuahua. Sarah writes YA novels as Sarah Nicolas and romance under the name Aria Kane. When not writing, they can be found playing volleyball or drinking wine. Find them on Twitter @sarah_nicolas .

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It may not surprise you that we here at Book Riot are big fans of libraries , so a round-up of the best library quotes was necessary.

Since I was a child, libraries have been everything to me. I started reading at 4 and never had less than the maximum number of books checked out from the library nearest my grandma’s house, a thirty minute drive away. In middle and high school, they were a haven from classmates who never seemed to notice I existed. My first job in college was at the George A. Smathers Library at the University of Florida. When I was thrust into a leadership position at a nonprofit, the nonprofit resource center at the St. Louis County Library became my second University. During years working as a traveling project engineer, libraries all over the country helped reignite my love of reading and writing. Now, I’ve found my way back to the library world, about to mark five years as an event planner at the Orange County Library System .

As a patently nerdy child, I have always had a profound love of quotes, collecting them like seashells on the beach. Doing the research for this list of library quotes was a delight, combining two of my great loves.

As an event planner at a progressive library system, I know that libraries are so, so much more than book warehouses. They are a lifeline. That’s why I’ve chosen to pepper this list with pictures from libraries getting the job done all over the country.

I work every day in a building that houses: writing workshops, a music recording studio, classes in programs like Photoshop, resume help, health & fitness classes, homework help followed by RPG games to motivate students, a Pokemon club, cooking classes, a sewing lab, robotics and programming classes, musical performances, a photography and video studio, acting classes, a social worker specializing in homeless issues, and so much more. People tell us every day that we’ve made their life better.

That’s probably the best quote I’ll ever hear about libraries: “You’ve changed my life.” You never get tired of hearing that. The rest of these library quotes are pretty okay, too.

View this post on Instagram We have sewing camps for tweens/teens happening this week at the downtown library's sewing studio. These free camps for kids will help them unleash their inner fashion designer. Visit ocls.info/seweasy to see class dates/times and availability. #library #libraries #librariesofinstagram #librariestransform #sewing #seweasy A post shared by Orange County Library System (@ocls) on Nov 19, 2017 at 11:26am PST

Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.  —Barack Obama

Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.— Carla Hayden

“Harry—I think I’ve just understood something! I’ve got to go to the library!”

And she sprinted away, up the stairs.

“What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.

“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head.

“But why’s she got to go to the library?”

“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.”                                  

—J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. — T.S. Eliot

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. — Albert Einstein

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The health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries. — Carl Sagan

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation. — Walter Cronkite

Civilized nations build libraries; lands that have lost their soul close them down. — Toby Forward

Libraries: The medicine chest of the soul. — Library at Thebes, inscription over the door

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you. — Alan M. Dershowitz

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Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism. — Neil Gaiman (see more Neil Gaiman quotes about libraries , illustrated!)

My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library. — Peter Golkin

What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education. — Harold Howe

What in the world would we do without our libraries? — Katharine Hepburn

You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have—arm yourselves! — Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who)

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If your library is not “unsafe,” it probably isn’t doing its job. — John Berry

My real education, the superstructure, the details, the true architecture, I got out of the public library. For an impoverished child whose family could not afford to buy books, the library was the open door to wonder and achievement, and I can never be sufficiently grateful that I had the wit to charge through that door and make the most of it. Now, when I read constantly about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that the door is closing and that American society has found one more way to destroy itself. — Isaac Asimov

A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead. — Caitlin Moran

A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants. — Doris Lessing

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better. — Sidney Sheldon

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I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple. — Jean-Paul Sartre

Libraries are a pillar of any society. I believe our lack of attention to funding and caring for them properly in the United States has a direct bearing on problems of literacy, productivity, and our inability to compete in today’s world. Libraries are everyman’s free university. — John Jakes

The public library is where place and possibility meet. — Stuart Dybek

Paradise will be a kind of library. — Jorge Luis Borges

A library could show you everything if you knew where to look. — Pat Conroy

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A great library contains the diary of the human race. — George Mercer Dawson

You build a thousand castles, a thousand sanctuaries, you are nothing; you build a library, you are everything! — Mehmet Murat ildan

Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger culture is a reflection of the degree to which the community itself is connected to the larger culture. — Russell Banks

When I got my library card, that’s when my life began. — Rita Mae Brown

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. — Ray Bradbury

View this post on Instagram Gold medals for everyone! Our Parma Heights Branch recently hosted "Kids Olympics," with a focus on #sportsmanship and #teamwork. Participants played supersized games and made Olympic torches and medals. #Olympics #libraryolympics #goldmedal #wintergames #winterolympics #librarylove #librariestransform A post shared by Cuyahoga County Public Library (@cuyahogalib) on Feb 19, 2018 at 6:00am PST

Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. — Anne Herbert

The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. — Paula Poundstone

The most important asset of any library goes home at night—the library staff.— Timothy Healy

Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world. — Lauren Ward

Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague. — Eleanor Crumblehulme

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A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. — Jo Godwin

There is a hunger in this digital age to hear authors together, to participate in programs, to just be in a place, a community space. — Carla Hayden

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind, which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty. — James Madison

Librarians are committed to promoting lifelong learning in order to create a community of well-informed individuals. Librarians are catalysts to enlightenment for their communities. — Louise Capizzo

At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams. — Barack Obama

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When I was young, we couldn’t afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world. — John Goodman

A library is infinity under a roof. — Gail Carson Levine

Had I the power, I would scatter libraries over the whole land, as the sower sows his wheat-field. — Horace Mann, 1883

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. — Henry Ward Beecher

I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles. So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries. — Kurt Vonnegut

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What is the value of libraries? Through lifelong learning, libraries can and do change lives, a point that cannot be overstated.— Michael E. Gorman

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. — Carl Thomas Rowan

To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul. — Cicero

I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world. — Rita Dove

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"Library Quotes" refers to a collection of insightful, thought-provoking, and inspiring quotes about libraries and the importance of books. These quotes celebrate the wealth of knowledge and imagination that libraries hold within their walls.

They emphasize the power of books to transport us to different worlds, to broaden our perspectives, and to ignite our passions. Library quotes serve as a reminder of the invaluable role that libraries play in our lives, connecting us to the past, present, and future, and serving as sanctuaries of wisdom and creativity.

Below are various library quotes with their meanings/explanations;

“To build up a library is to create a life.”  – Carlos Maria Dominguez

To build up a library is to create a life. With a library, you can access any book or article you want, and you can also borrow books from other people. A library is a great place to read and learn.

“I couldn’t live a week without a private library – indeed, I’d part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I’d let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.”  – H.P. Lovecraft

There is nothing like a private library to take the edge off of life. Whether you’re looking for a new favorite book, or just someplace to hole up while you read, a library can be the perfect escape. Whether you’re an optometrist, doctor, or artist, having a large and varied collection of books can make for interesting conversations, inspiring artwork, and even needed inspiration.

“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”  – Frank Zappa

Libraries are great places to get an education. They have a wide variety of books and materials to choose from, and they usually have staff who can help you find what you need.

“Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds.”  – Richard Armour

Libraries are a great place to raise your voice and think about things that matter. They provide education and information that can help you better understand the world around you. Whether you're looking for a new book to read, or just some ideas on how to spend your afternoon, a library is the perfect place to find them.

“Half of my library is old books because I like seeing how people thought about their world at their time. So that I don’t get bigheaded about something we just discovered and I can be humble about where we might go next. Because you can see who got stuff right and most of the people who got stuff wrong.”  – Neil deGrasse Tyson

Libraries are a great place to find old books. They are often used as a way to think about the world of the past. This is especially true when it comes to books about our own time. So by finding old books in our library, we can learn how people thought back then and see how things have changed.

“As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself.”  – Arthur Schopenhauer

Libraries are often seen as places of learning and scholarship. However, many people believe that larger libraries are less useful than those which are well-organized. This is because a library that is in disarray is not as effective in providing its users with the information they need. This is because a library that is in disarray is not as organized and has less storage space.

“A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas – a place where history comes to life.”  – Norman Cousins

Libraries are a great place to store, learn, and discuss ideas. They also play an important role in the development of new ideas. In order to be a great library, it is important to have a variety of resources that can be used to explore different topics. This way, the library will become the perfect place for history to come alive.

“Why buy a book when you can join a library?”  – Ricky Gervais

Library systems are always looking for ways to improve their services and make them more affordable for everyone. One way they do this is by offering membership in their library system to individuals. This allows people to access the library's resources and services at a fraction of the cost that they would otherwise pay. In addition, library members are often able to enjoy discounts on books, as well as special events and programs.

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”  – Charles William Eliot

Books are one of the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. They are the perfect option for anyone looking to learn more about life, the world, and themselves. Whether you're looking to read about a new experience or to find information on a topic that's been on your mind for a while, books are sure to offer you an engaging, informative read.

“A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It’s a community space. It’s a place of safety, a haven from the world.”  – Neil Gaiman

It's no surprise that libraries are a hot topic these days, as they have become an important part of society. In the past, libraries were places where books were the only thing people could get. Today, though, there are many different ways to get access to information. Libraries can be places where you can find information on any subject matter you want. They can also be a community space in which everyone is allowed to come and search for the information they need.

“The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.”  – Carl T. Rowan

The library has always been an important part of society. It's where people learn and where they can find information. It has also liberated more people than all the wars in history. The library is a great resource for learning, and it has allowed people to free up their time and learn more about the world around them.

“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories.”  – Ray Bradbury

People should educate themselves if they want to get a complete education for no money. The public library is better than the college because it offers a variety of courses and resources that can help people learn more about the world. People can also use the libraries to find information on any topic they want, which is great for finding a job or studying for a test.

“The library lets you borrow the beauty and keep the knowledge.”  – Unknown

The library provides a place for people to borrow books and access knowledge. This allows people to have the opportunity to read and learn about different subjects. The library also helps people keep the knowledge they have learned.

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never-failing spring in the desert.”  – Andrew Carnegie

A library is a community center that provides books, movies, and other educational materials. It is a source of information for its residents and can also be used to help people connect with one another. In many ways, a library is the perfect community center.

“The public library system of the United States is worth preserving.”  – Henry Rollins

The public library system in the United States is a valuable resource that is worth preserving. The system has been around for centuries and has a variety of different types of books, movies, and music that can be borrowed or leased. The library also offers classes and programs that can be used to learn about different topics. The system is also a great place to get lost in a book or to listen to music while studying.

“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.”  – Ray Bradbury

Libraries are one of the best ways to keep our past and future alive. With a library, we can research something we want to know and there is always something new to read. Libraries also have computers where we can check out books and magazines.

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”  – Harper Lee

Reading is one of the oldest forms of communication. It's a way to share information, learn new things, and escape from reality. Whether you're a reader or not, there's no doubt that reading has played an important role in our development as humans. From the time we can comprehend complex stories to the way we hide away during anxious times, reading has always been part of our lives.

“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.”  – Samuel Johnson

Reading is one of the most important activities a writer can engage in. A man will turn over half a library to make a book if he spends enough time reading. Reading allows writers to learn new words and concepts, improve their writing style, and gain an understanding of their own work. In addition, reading provides the opportunity to connect with other people and build relationships.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”  – Marcus Tullius Cicero

There's no need for a second home if you have a garden and a library. You can keep your library on the side of your house or in a nearby park, and your garden can be used to grow plants or hold events. If you have an outdoor pool, you can use it as a garden pond.

“The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.”  – Albert Einstein

If you want to know the location of the library, you absolutely must know. There are various ways to find out, and the best way is probably through a library card. Librarians are always happy to help out, so don't be afraid to ask.

“I don’t have to look far to find treasures. I discover them every time I visit a library.”  – Michael Embry

Libraries are often the best places to find treasures. Whether you're looking for books, comics, or scrolls, libraries have a wealth of knowledge to offer. They also offer a place where you can explore new ideas and ideas about culture.

“I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog.”  – Sandra Cisneros

The author, says that bibliotherapy is one of the most important things writers can do for themselves. He also believes that becoming a writer is not something that you go through a formal process like going to school or getting a job, but rather it is something that comes from within.

“A library implies an act of faith.”  – Victor Hugo

A library implies an act of faith in the knowledge and ability of its users. The user is assumed to have read and understood the library's policies and guidelines before ever browsing its shelves. This assumption is made possible because the library exists as a way for people to connect and learn from one another.

“When I was young, we couldn’t afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world.”  – John Goodman

Libraries are one of the most important places in a person's life. They provide access to books, movies, and other digital content. In some cases, these libraries also offer special programming for young people, such as book clubs or music lessons. For many kids, the library is their home away from home.

“What is more important in a library than anything else – than everything else – is the fact that it exists.”  – Archibald MacLeish

Libraries are a place where people can come to learn and read. They are also a place where people can make new friends. Librarians are important because they provide a space for people to come into contact with books and other library materials.

“Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.”  – Thomas Jefferson

Among the items that make up capital are books, which last for centuries. Library books, especially those used by professionals such as librarians, are a valuable investment. Not only are they expensive to buy but they also last for many years.

“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.”  – Lady Bird Johnson

The town library is a democratic place where everyone is allowed to join in on the discussion. The town library is a great place to find information about anything and anyone. The library has a wide variety of books and pamphlets to help you with your research. The town library is also a great place to meet new people and learn more about them.

“In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.”  – Henry Rollins

Libraries are essential for everyone, regardless of where they live. With so many options for places to buy books and periodicals, it can be hard to decide which one is right for you. public libraries offer a variety of services, from reading groups to lending libraries. whether you're looking for a place to curl up with a good book or just some friendly company, a library is the place to go.

“I always knew from that moment, from the time I found myself at home in that little segregated library in the South, all the way up until I walked up the steps of the New York City library, I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I’ll be OK. It really helped me as a child and that never left me.”  – Maya Angelou

We knew we were different and that we needed to be together. From the first time we met, we knew there was something special between us. We bonded over our love of reading and connecting with others through books. Our connection only grew stronger as we shared our struggles and successes together. In spite of our differences, we always wanted to be a part of each other's lives.

“I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book.”  – Groucho Marx

Television is a very educational tool. It allows people to learn about different topics at their leisure. We often go to the library and read books when we turn on the television. Television is a great way to learn about different subjects.

“I love the Web, but the basis of my work is going through the physical books. When you go to the library, you see other books around on the shelves that you never knew existed. You can flip through a book and see the whole outlines of it.”  – Camille Paglia

Libraries are expanding their collections of books, and some people are using the Internet to find and read books. However, for many people, the physical book is the foundation of their reading experience. When you go to the library, you see other books around on the shelves that you never knew existed. You can flip through a book or take it out of the library to read on your own time.

“I ransack public libraries and find them full of sunk treasure.”  – Virginia Woolf

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“The true university of these days is a collection of books.”  – Thomas Carlyle

No one knows what the future holds. But one thing is for sure - the universities of today will have more books than ever before. This is because libraries, internet access, and technology have made it easier for students to get their hands on knowledge than ever before.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”  – Dr. Seuss

Reading is one of the most important things that you can do for your education. It allows you to learn new information, and it also allows you to familiarize yourself with different types of people and cultures. Not only will reading allow you to better understand yourself, but it will also allow you to better understand other people and cultures.

“I love the place; the magnificent books; I require books as I require air.”  – Sholem Asch

The magnificent books are a requisite for any reader. They provide a platform for exploring the world and providing entertainment for those who enjoy reading. The setting in which these books are written allows for an even more amazing experience. We love the place; the magnificent books. We require books as we require air, and that is why we love them so much!

“Your library is your paradise.”  – Desiderius Erasmus

Your library is your paradise. Whether you’re a reader or a librarian, there’s something for everyone here. With so many different types of books, movies, and TV shows to choose from, you can find what you need to fulfill your reading and library needs. Whether you’re browsing the newest releases or checking out old favorites, the library is perfect for any type of reader.

“Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn’t rip off.”  – Barbara Kingsolver

Libraries are an important part of the American community. They provide a wide variety of resources for students, families, and the general public. However, many libraries have been ripped off by unscrupulous individuals. If you're thinking of investing in a library, be sure to do your research first.

“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.”  – Gorge Luis Borges

In our imagination, we always imagine that paradise will be a kind of library. We will be able to find anything we need, and the environment will be so wonderful that we would never want to leave.

“To those with ears to hear, libraries are really very noisy places. On their shelves we hear the captured voices of the centuries-old conversations that make up our civilization.”  – Timothy Healy

Libraries are often considered quiet places, but they can be quite noisy inside. The conversations that take place in these libraries are often very old and historic, which can make them difficult to hear. However, those with ears to hear can still enjoy the conversations.

“Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.”  – Henri Frederic Amiel

Most people believe that what they know has already been written about them. But if you go to the library, you can find many books on health, fitness, money, and more. If you read and study these books, you will be on your way to a better future and success.

“Between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four, I must have read a whole library.”  – Charles Bukowski

Between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four, people need to read a library to get the most out of their reading experience. It can be difficult to find books when you're young, but with a library card, you can get access to any book you want. You can also borrow books from the library for free. This is a great way to keep your reading habit going until you have the money to buy a book.

“A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.”  – Lemony Snicket

No matter how carefully a library is maintained, something will always be left out. This could be a book that was shelved too low or a forgotten bookmark. It's important to remember that the library is there for the community, not just for the books. Sooner or later somebody will want to take one of these books off the shelf and start reading it.

“I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local town library on their way to work, and I’d go and work my way through the children’s area.”  – Neil Gaiman

We were the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local town library on their way to work, and we would go and work our way through the children's area. Our favorite thing to do was to read and find out what was going on in the world. We would also go to the play area and play with the other kids.

“Who doesn’t love a library? It is a place you can go in any town and discover the world.”  – Pat MacEnulty

People in many places love libraries. They are places where you can go and discover the world. In some cases, the libraries are found in small towns, while others are found in larger cities. Whether or not you love going to the library depends on your individual personality and interests.

“The richest person in the world – in fact all the riches in the world – couldn’t provide you with anything like the endless, incredible loot available at your local library.”  – Malcolm Forbes

The richest person in the world is not actually someone who has a lot of money. In fact, the richest person in the world is actually all of the richest in the world. This is because they have access to a lot of resources that other people don't.

“Ordinary people have big TVs. Extraordinary people have big libraries.”  – Robin Sharma

The average person has a TV in the living room. Extraordinary people have libraries that can hold millions of books. The biggest difference between the two groups is that the average person’s TV is small and doesn’t have any special features. On the other hand, the library has many beautiful displays and can hold a large variety of books.

“Libraries are not a destination. They are the transportation. The Grand Central Station of every great city and town.”  – Unknown

Libraries are not a destination. They are the transportation to all the places that people want to go. They offer a variety of books, newspapers, video games, and more in addition to the information that people need. The libraries in every great city and town are a great place to start your day or end your night.

“Libraries never let us forget who we are, for their worth stands by the knowledge they keep and save for us.”  – Virginia Hamilton

Libraries always remember who we are, and what our worth is to them. They keep and save knowledge for us, and we can be sure that their worth will continue to grow in the years to come.

“Library fines are my favorite charitable donation.”  – Terri Guillemets

One of the best ways to help out a library is by donating books. Not only do they help keep the library open, but they also provide needed access to knowledge for everyone. For many people, this is their favorite way to give back to the library. Unfortunately, there are a few things that can happen when individuals or groups donate books. One of the most common issues is that fines are levied against those who have been caught violating library policies.

“Cutting libraries in a recession is like cutting hospitals in a plague.”  – Eleanor Crumblehulme

The decision to reduce the number of public library branches in a recession is often difficult, especially in communities that rely on public funding. cutting libraries in a recession is like cutting hospitals in a plague, as they can play an important role in providing access to books, information, and culture for residents of a community. In some cases, reductions in branch size can lead to increased costs for library services and staff, making them less affordable for individuals and families.

“The best of my education has come from the public library… my tuition fee is a bus fare and once in a while, five cents a day for an overdue book. You don’t need to know very much to start with, if you know the way to the public library.”  – Lesley Conger

The public library is a great resource for students who are looking to learn more about the world. Whether you're looking to read, watch TV, or check out books, the library has something for everyone. One of the best things about using the library is that you don't need to worry about paying for items. If you're having trouble getting your library card or can't find your book, there are a few ways to get around this.

“We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.”  – John Lubbock

Libraries are an important part of the community because they offer access to a wide range of knowledge and can be used by anyone. They can also be used as places for people to get together and share ideas. In recent years, libraries have become more and more popular with people from all over the world.

“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”  – Anne Herbert

Libraries have been around for centuries, and they will continue to be a powerful tool for libraries in times of financial difficulty. In addition, with the right ones, libraries can provide access to information that may be difficult or impossible to find anywhere else. With the right library resources, people can get through tough times better than they ever could before.

“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.”  – Keith Richards

Growing up, you were exposed to a lot of different institutions that had a significant impact on your development. In both the church and the public library, these institutions were two of the most important places in your life. The church shaped your beliefs and values, while the library helped you learn about the world.

“No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.”  – Samuel Johnson

In a society where people are constantly looking for ways to make themselves feel better, a public library is an ideal place to find comfort and knowledge. With its collection of books, magazines, and art galleries, a library can provide anyone with the opportunity to learn about anything they want. This is a stark contrast to the world of the individualist, where hope is all that matters.

“I discovered myself in the library. I went to find me in the library.”  – Ray Bradbury

After a long day of work, the trio went to the library to take a break. They were looking for an article they had been reading that morning when they discovered an article about a group of people who go to the library every day. They were intrigued and decided to check it out.

“The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport and a library card.”  – E.L. Doctorow

An individual's birth certificate, passport and library card are some of the most important documents a free society gives to its citizens. Each of these documents helps identify an individual and protect them from harm. Birth certificates, passports and library cards are all required for many activities in a free society, such as voting, learning about new cultures and getting insurance.

“My alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”  – Malcolm X

If you are like most people, you probably think of books as an all-encompassing source of knowledge. However, there was another important aspect to books- the libraries that they were located in. These libraries were where people could spend the rest of their lives reading. Just satisfying your curiosity was enough to make a library a valuable resource for many people.

“Here was one place where I could find out who I was and what I was going to become. And that was the public library.”  – Jerzy Kosinski

Public libraries are a great place to find out more about yourself and your goals. They have a variety of resources, including books, articles, and videos.

“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”  – Henry Ward Beecher

Libraries are one of the necessities of life. They offer a safe place for people to come and read books, learn about new topics, and more. Many people don't realize how important libraries are until they don't have one. A library is a great place to get started in your reading career.

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If you were looking for quotes about books and libraries, you must have discovered lists by Goodreads , BrainyQuote , or Good Housekeeping , already. We hope you’ve come across one of our tailored lists with book quotes lists as well.

The problem with these lists is that in most cases they highlight the most popular book quotes – the ones you already know and don’t find inspiring any longer.

Sometimes, a brilliant passage about the joy of reading can be found on the 10th or 20th page of the book quote directory on Goodreads, liked by “only” 100 users or 200 users. It’s not that this quote is not good enough. The point is that it has not yet been discovered.

That’s why we’ve come up with a new selection of book quotes. This time the rule is simple: you will find here only the quotes that highlight the benefits and importance of books and libraries.

As usual, multiple quotes are visualized so that you can easily share them across your social media channels – if you are determined enough to spread the love of books. See the highlights below.

Where to find inspiring book quotes?

From our experience, the best source of new thoughts about books, libraries, and reading is Twitter. And, thanks to popular daily hashtags (such as #MondayMotivation , #TuesdayThoughts , or #ThursdayThoughts ), it’s easy to spot the most interesting ones.

The best book quotes are shared by a few Twitter profiles, and we are excited to recommend them to you:

NJ State Library – if you are looking for the constant stream of inspiring quotes on books and libraries, this single profile should make you more than happy. In fact, most quotes in this overview are coming from the NJ State Library’s Twitter account. At least one motivational book-related quote a day guaranteed!

The Paris Review – a Twitter profile of this influential literary magazine shares the most important passages from current articles and interviews. Following it is a must for anyone who is interested in seeing how literature evolves in the digital times.

Penguin Books UK – join almost 2 million Twitter followers to read not only the latest book releases but also timely quotes from your favorite authors. Want to find a quote from the author who is born today? You’ll find it in the Penguin Books UK account.

Maria Popova – on her Twitter profile, Maria Popova shares most interesting excerpts from articles (current and archive) she wrote on her popular Brain Pickings blog which is an “inquiry into what it means to live a decent, substantive, rewarding life.” Not all quotes are about books, but when you find one, you will be amazed.

Goodreads – the most popular Twitter profile for book lovers (3.7 million followers) delivers a perfectly balanced set of tweets that will keep you in the mood of reading books and talking about them. The quotes about books and reading are shared as images, and it’s hard to resist to repost them!

If you are looking for book quotes that are visualized and ready to share on social media, make sure to get in touch on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

50 best quotes on the importance of libraries and books

There is no problem that a library card can’t solve. – Eleanor Brown

Reading allows us to see and understand the world through the eyes of others. – Chris Riddell

Saying the Internet makes librarians obsolete is like saying the plague makes doctors obsolete. – Cory Doctorow

If you wish to renew your mind, read. – Lailah Gifty Akita

Libraries, in the past, the present, and the future, are the memory and workshop of humanity. – Christian Lauersen

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. – Mortimer J. Adler

The library is the place I go when I want to be in the know. – Charmaine J. Forde

A library card is a powerful weapon to change lives. With it, we learn how to value what we have, to mourn what we have lost and to dream of what we might become. – Val McDermid

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child. – Mary Ellen Chase

Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world. – Jeanette Winterson

A book is a device to ignite the imagination. – Alan Bennett

I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book. – Benedict Cumberbatch

One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children. – Carl Sagan

A library doesn’t need windows. A library is a window. – Stewart Brand

When you read a book, you hold another’s mind in your hands. – James Burke

The only way to educate oneself is by making books a life companion. – Michael Bassey Johnson

I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place. – Anne Tyler

Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. – Plato

Libraries are the ultimate restaurants for brain food. I sleep better knowing there are libraries. – Simon Van Booy

One of the best things about reading is that you’ll always have something to think about when you’re not reading. – James Patterson

A trip to the library is like coming home and going on an adventure at the same time. – Megan Shepherd

Libraries are no longer archaic rooms of dusty books, but part of a global network that’s championing open access. – Georgina Cronin

There’s no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books. – James Patterson

A good book is an empathy engine. – Chris Riddell

A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need. – Vicki Myron

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. – Sherman Alexie

I read a book one day and my whole life was changed. – Orhan Pamuk

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. – René Descartes

Maybe reading is like sex – best discovered on one’s own. – J.D. McClatchy

I don’t have to look far to find treasures. I discover them every time I visit the library. – Michael Embry

If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books. – Roald Dahl

If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads. – François Mauriac

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. – John Lubbock

Reading is the finest teacher of how to write. – Annie Proulx

A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure. – Lilian Jackson Braun

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. – Kate DiCamillo

You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book. – Al Pacino

For everyone, a book is a search and hopefully a discovery. – Shelby Foote

The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity. – Vartan Gregorian

It is better to be shoeless than bookless. – Icelandic Proverb

Books are like imprisoned souls until someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. – Samuel Butler

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. – Charles William Eliot

To read is to voyage through time. – Carl Sagan

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. – Carl T. Rowan

An hour spent reading is one stolen from paradise. – Thomas Wharton

A bookstore is one of the many pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. – Jerry Seinfeld

Libraries aren’t in the real world. They’re places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. – Paul Auster

I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most. – Margaret Atwood

You live several lives while reading. – William Styron

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. – Albert Einstein

Books are… companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of mind. – Barbara W. Tuchman

Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world. – Napoléon Bonaparte

Great books help you understand, and they help you to feel understood. – John Green

Shout for libraries. Shout for the young readers who use them. – Patrick Ness

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island. – Walt Disney

The school library may well be the most important room in any public school building. – Chris Crutcher

A home without a book is darker than one without a lamp. – Henryk Sienkiewicz

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Quotes about Libraries for National Library Week

My love for libraries is rooted in my childhood but nurtured and grown throughout my career . I’ve had the privilege of visiting libraries all over the world. Libraries are as diverse as you can imagine from boat libraries carrying materials to remote parts of the world to advanced medical and technological libraries. National libraries, corporate libraries, public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, law libraries, and personal libraries…all have enriched my life in ways I cannot begin to express.

National Library Week is a week to showcase and celebrate libraries, library workers, and the incredible resources made available to the world through libraries. As part of that celebration, here are a few of my favorite quotes about libraries:

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The 15 Best Quotes About Libraries

In this post from Writers Write, your top writing resource, we share our 15 favourite quotes about libraries.

• It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home. ~ Elizabeth Kostova
• An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them. ~ Stephen Fry
• I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.” ~ David Foster Wallace
• Madam, a circulating library in a town is an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. ~ Richard Brinsley Sheridan
• The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. ~ Isabel Allende
• My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn’t have any excuse to be stupid. ~ Joan Bauer
• Libraries are our friends. ~ Neil Gaiman
• Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too, that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence. ~ Jan Morris
• I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. ~ Jorge Luis Borges
• She sounds like someone who spends a lot of time in libraries, which are the best sorts of people. ~ Catherynne M. Valente
• If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I’ll be all right as long as there’s a lending library. ~ Stephen King
• What better place to kill time than a library? ~ Diane Setterfield
• The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. ~ Albert Einstein
• Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark…. In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed. ~ Germaine Greer
• [His] library was a fine dark place bricked with books, so anything could happen there and always did. All you had to do was pull a book from the shelf and open it and suddenly the darkness was not so dark anymore. ~ Ray Bradbury

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Essay on Importance of Library

Students are often asked to write an essay on Importance of Library in their schools and colleges. And if you’re also looking for the same, we have created 100-word, 250-word, and 500-word essays on the topic.

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100 Words Essay on Importance of Library

Introduction.

A library is a treasure house of knowledge. It plays a crucial role in fostering a love for reading among students.

Knowledge Hub

Libraries offer a variety of books on different subjects, helping students expand their knowledge and perspectives.

Boosts Creativity

By reading different genres, students’ imagination and creativity are stimulated, enhancing their problem-solving skills.

Develops Reading Habit

Regular visits to the library encourage the habit of reading, which is beneficial for academic and personal growth.

In conclusion, libraries are important for students as they provide a conducive environment for learning and personal development.

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250 Words Essay on Importance of Library

The epicenter of knowledge: libraries.

Libraries, often underestimated, serve as the epicenter of knowledge, providing an invaluable resource for individuals and communities.

Intellectual Empowerment

Libraries play a crucial role in intellectual empowerment. They offer a vast collection of books, journals, and digital resources, providing individuals with the tools to learn, explore, and engage with various subjects. Through libraries, students can delve into different disciplines, fostering critical thinking and broadening their intellectual horizons.

Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Libraries also act as custodians of cultural heritage. They preserve historical documents, literature, and artifacts, allowing future generations to learn about their past. This cultural preservation fosters a sense of identity and continuity within societies.

Equal Access to Information

In the digital age, libraries bridge the digital divide by providing free access to computers and the internet. This ensures that everyone, regardless of socio-economic status, can access information and digital services, promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities.

Community Engagement and Personal Development

Libraries serve as community hubs, hosting workshops, readings, and other events that encourage community engagement and lifelong learning. They provide a safe space for personal growth and creativity, nurturing the development of well-rounded individuals.

In conclusion, the importance of libraries extends beyond a mere collection of books. They are vital institutions that empower individuals intellectually, preserve cultural heritage, provide equal access to information, and foster community engagement and personal development. As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, the role of libraries becomes even more significant.

500 Words Essay on Importance of Library

A library is a sanctuary of knowledge, housing a diverse collection of information resources. It is a hub for learning, intellectual growth, and social development. Its importance is multifaceted, serving as a cornerstone for educational institutions, communities, and societies at large.

Knowledge and Learning

Libraries offer an extensive range of books, journals, and digital resources, catering to the diverse interests of users. They provide access to a vast pool of knowledge, fostering an environment of self-directed learning. The availability of resources in various formats – print, audio, and digital – ensures inclusivity, catering to different learning styles and preferences.

Critical Thinking and Research Skills

Libraries play a crucial role in cultivating critical thinking and research skills among users. They offer resources that enable individuals to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information effectively. These skills are vital in the academic sphere and beyond, in professional and personal life. Libraries also provide guidance in navigating the sea of information, ensuring users can discern reliable sources from unreliable ones, an ability increasingly important in the digital age.

Technological Advancement

In the era of digital transformation, libraries have evolved beyond being mere repositories of books. They have embraced technology, offering e-books, online databases, and digital archives. This digital shift has made libraries more accessible, enabling users to access resources from anywhere, at any time. Furthermore, libraries often offer training in digital literacy, equipping users with skills necessary in the 21st century.

Community Engagement and Social Development

Libraries serve as community centers, promoting social interaction and cultural exchange. They host various events, workshops, and seminars, fostering a sense of community. Libraries are also instrumental in promoting social development, providing resources on various social issues and promoting literacy and education among marginalized communities.

Economic Value

Libraries contribute significantly to the economy by providing free access to information and resources. They offer services such as free internet access, job search assistance, and business resources, which can be particularly beneficial for those who cannot afford these resources. By providing access to knowledge and tools, libraries help level the playing field, contributing to economic equality.

In conclusion, the importance of libraries cannot be overstated. They are much more than houses of books; they are centers of knowledge, learning, community engagement, and social development. They play a pivotal role in fostering a culture of learning and intellectual growth, equipping individuals with the skills necessary to navigate the information-rich world of today. Despite the digital shift, the relevance of libraries remains, as they continue to adapt and evolve to serve the changing needs of their users.

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Short Essay on Importance of Library [100, 200, 400 Words] With PDF

Libraries play an important role in the lives of readers and learners alike. In this lesson, you will learn to write essays in three different sets on the importance of libraries. It will help you in articulating your thoughts in the upcoming exams.

Short Essay on Importance of Library in 100 Words

A collection of books is called a library. It is a place that plays many primary and functional roles in the lives of both readers and learners. Many people like to visit libraries weekly, and book aficionados pay their visit religiously every day. A bookworm’s favourite location is the library.

Extroverts explore the unexplored territory in the numerous novels the library offers, while introverts take sanctuary in its quiet nooks. A person with resources goes to the library to improve their talents, while a person with limited resources goes to the library because books are the most cost-effective way to learn new skills. It is the only place that provides something to all who seek comfort under its roof.

Short Essay on Importance of Library in 200 Words

A library is a place that maintains a collection of all forms of literature and important journals. The importance of a library in the lives of both readers and learners cannot be overstated. Many people go there once a week, while book enthusiasts go there every day. For a bookworm, the library is the best place to be.

Extroverts explore the unexplored territory in the numerous novels it has to offer, while introverts take solace in its snug corners. A person of means goes to the library to improve their talents, but a person of limited means goes to the library because books are the most cost-effective way to learn new skills. A student visits the library searching for reference books to boost his confidence for impending tests. A teacher, on the other hand, goes to the library to find latent information that isn’t readily apparent in the set curriculum. 

Libraries are gaining more importance in the lives of one and all with digitalisation. As more and more things become digitised, several libraries have created their digital versions. It is user-friendly and simply accessible. It is even less expensive than a traditional library’s annual subscription. The value of libraries cannot be adequately expressed in words. It also has something to do with aesthetic enjoyment. Readers enjoy reading, learners enjoy learning, and educators enjoy exploring, yet neither can get enough of the library as a whole.

Short Essay on Importance of Library in 400 Words

A library is a place that maintains a collection of all forms of literature, reference books, periodicals and important journals. It plays a vital role in the lives of readers and learners alike. It is the most favourite place for a bookworm. While introverts seek refuge in its cosy corners, extroverts explore the uncharted territories in the many books it has to offer.

A student looks for reference books in the library to earn more confidence for the upcoming exams. In contrast, a teacher picks up reference books from the library to discover the latent knowledge that is not easily found in the prescribed curriculum. A keen learner wants to leave no book untouched, whereas a writer wants to read and write all the books at once. A person with obsessive-compulsive disorder visits the library to adore its different sections and, in the process, picks up new ways to or organised reorganise their bookshelves

Library memberships make reading economical and help one in taking up reading as a hobby. It makes one more informative, wise and knowledgeable. It also makes us more disciplined and gives our minds a place to think. The silence maintained in the library helps one focus and concentrate on the right things.

It channelises and re-channelises our thoughts by bringing us new ideas. It is an escape from reality. Under its roof, the old and the young come together to read the celebrated classics. It maintains a record and helps us understand the importance of keeping a journal. A library, most importantly, makes one fall in love with the pages of books time and again.

Libraries charge membership fees and take late charges if the book is not returned on time. This makes the borrower time-bound, and they try to complete the entire book within the given time interval. It makes one time-efficient and improves time management skills. It also nurtures self-discipline and teaches us to value all the resources such as time, money and knowledge alike.

Many libraries, such as the British Council, conduct important seminars and sessions that expose keen academicians. It acts as a venue for exchanging creative ideas and helps one with their respective career goals. Some libraries also conduct English speaking sessions to improve speaking skills and vocabulary. These days, as everything is getting digital, many libraries have come up with their digital version too.

It is user friendly and accessible easily. It is even cheaper than the annual membership of the physical library. One cannot estimate all the importance of libraries in words. It has got to do with aesthetic pleasure as well. Readers like to read, learners like to learn, educationists like to explore, and neither can have enough of the library as a whole.

Hopefully, after going through this lesson, you have a holistic idea about the importance of libraries in our lives. I have tried to cover every aspect of a library’s need and significance within and outside the lives of learners within limited words. If you still have any doubts regarding this session, kindly let me know through the comment section below. To read more such essays on many important topics, keep browsing our website. 

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Essay on Library and Its Uses for Students and Children

500 words essay on library and its uses.

A library is a place where books and sources of information are stored. They make it easier for people to get access to them for various purposes. Libraries are very helpful and economical too. They include books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, manuscripts and more. In other words, they are an all-encompassing source of information.

A public library is open to everyone for fulfilling the need for information. They are run by the government, schools , colleges, and universities. The members of the society or community can visit these libraries to enhance their knowledge and complete their research.

Importance of Libraries

Libraries play a vital role in providing people with reliable content. They encourage and promote the process of learning and grasping knowledge. The book worms can get loads of books to read from and enhance their knowledge. Moreover, the variety is so wide-ranging that one mostly gets what they are looking for.

Furthermore, they help the people to get their hands on great educational material which they might not find otherwise in the market. When we read more, our social skills and academic performance improves.

Most importantly, libraries are a great platform for making progress. When we get homework in class, the libraries help us with the reference material. This, in turn, progresses our learning capabilities and knowledge. It is also helpful in our overall development.

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Uses of Library

A library is a very useful platform that brings together people willing to learn. It helps us in learning and expanding our knowledge. We develop our reading habits from a library and satisfy our thirst and curiosity for knowledge. This helps in the personal growth of a person and development.

Similarly, libraries provide authentic and reliable sources of information for researchers. They are able to complete their papers and carry out their studies using the material present in a library. Furthermore, libraries are a great place for studying alone or even in groups, without any disturbance.

Moreover, libraries also help in increasing our concentration levels. As it is a place that requires pin drop silence, a person can study or read in silence. It makes us focus on our studies more efficiently. Libraries also broaden our thinking and make us more open to modern thinking.

Most importantly, libraries are very economical. The people who cannot afford to buy new books and can simply borrow books from a library. This helps them in saving a lot of money and getting information for free.

In short, libraries are a great place to gain knowledge. They serve each person differently. They are a great source of learning and promoting the progress of knowledge. One can enjoy their free time in libraries by reading and researching. As the world has become digitized, it is now easier to browse through a library and get what you are looking for. Libraries also provide employment opportunities to people with fair pay and incredible working conditions.

Thus, libraries help all, the ones visiting it and the ones employed there. We must not give up on libraries due to the digital age. Nothing can ever replace the authenticity and reliability one gets from a library.

FAQs on Library and Its Uses

Q.1 Why are libraries important?

A.1 Libraries help in the overall development of a person. They provide us with educational material and help enhance our knowledge.

Q.2 State some uses of the library.

A.2 A library is a great platform which helps us in various things. We get the reference material for our homework. Research scholars get reliable content for their papers. They increase our concentration levels as we read there in peace.

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School libraries are the foundations of our culture – not luxuries.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better

A School Library is Like the Bat Cave: it's a safe fortress in a chaotic world, a source of knowledge and the lair of a superhero.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.

A library should be like a pair of open arms.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.

The more you read, the more things you will know.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Access to a school library results in more reading.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not only our public libraries to be funded properly and staffed properly, but our school libraries. Many children can't get to a public library, and the only library they have is a school library.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

My mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a building and take a book on any subject. They couldn't believe this access to knowledge we have here in America. They couldn't believe that it was free.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

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World Environment Day 2024: विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध, Essay on in Hindi

World environment day 2024 essay: विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध यहां प्राप्त करें। स्कूल में अपने विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध तैयार करने के लिए इन निबंधों का उपयोग करें। जानिए पर्यावरण दिवस की विशिष्टताएं i.

Essay on World Environment Day 2024 in Hindi: निबंध किसी खास विषय पर बच्चों के ज्ञान और रचनात्मकता को सामने लाने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका है। वे जो विचार लिखते हैं, वे उनकी समझ और रुचि को व्यक्त करते हैं, जिससे शिक्षकों और माता-पिता को उसी के अनुसार प्रयास करने में मदद मिलती है।

100 Words World Environment Day Essay in Hindi:विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध (100 शब्द)

150 words world environment day essay in hindi:विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध (150 शब्द), 200 words world environment day essay in hindi:विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध (200 शब्द).

पर्यावरण के महत्व को रेखांकित करने के लिए हर साल 5 जून को विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस मनाया जाता है। इसकी शुरुआत 1972 के स्टॉकहोम सम्मेलन के बाद 1973 में हुई थी। इस दिवस के ज़रिए पर्यावरण प्रदूषण, जलवायु परिवर्तन, जैव विविधता में कमी जैसी समस्याओं पर वैश्विक ध्यान आकर्षित किया जाता है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा हर साल एक अलग विषय चुना जाता है, जो किसी खास पर्यावरणीय चुनौती पर फोकस करता है। इस दिवस पर वृक्षारोपण, स्वच्छता अभियान, जागरूकता कार्यक्रम आदि का आयोजन किया जाता है।

250 Words World Environment Day Essay in Hindi:विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर निबंध (250 शब्द)

पर्यावरण के प्रति जागरूकता बढ़ाने के लिए हर साल 5 जून को विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस मनाया जाता है। इसकी शुरुआत 1972 के स्टॉकहोम सम्मेलन के बाद 1973 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र पर्यावरण कार्यक्रम द्वारा की गई थी। इस दिवस के ज़रिए पर्यावरण प्रदूषण, जलवायु परिवर्तन, जैव विविधता में कमी जैसी गंभीर समस्याओं पर वैश्विक चर्चा को बढ़ावा दिया जाता है।

संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा हर साल एक अलग विषय चुना जाता है, जो किसी खास पर्यावरणीय चुनौती पर फोकस करता है। इस साल के विषय (वर्ष 2024 का विषय डालें) के ज़रिए (विषय से जुड़ी समस्या का संक्षिप्त वर्णन) पर जागरूकता फैलाने का प्रयास किया जा रहा है।

विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस हमें संयुक्त राष्ट्र के सतत विकास लक्ष्यों (SDGs) की याद दिलाता है। ये लक्ष्य हमें एक ऐसे भविष्य की ओर ले जाते हैं जहाँ पर्यावरण और विकास में संतुलन हो। इन लक्ष्यों में गरीबी उन्मूलन, जलवा वायु परिवर्तन का मुकाबला, स्वच्छ जल और स्वच्छता सुनिश्चित करना, टिकाऊ उत्पादन और खपत को बढ़ावा देना आदि शामिल हैं। विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस हमें सिर्फ एक दिन पर्यावरण के बारे में सोचने के लिए नहीं, बल्कि हर दिन पर्यावरण के प्रति सचेत रहने और उसे बचाने के लिए ज़िम्मेदार नागरिक बनने के लिए प्रेरित करता है। हम छोटे-छोटे कदम उठाकर, जैसे कम पानी और बिजली का इस्तेमाल करना, कचरे को कम करना और उसका पुनर्चक्रण करना, पौधे लगाना, वाहनों का कम इस्तेमाल करना आदि, पर्यावरण को स्वच्छ और सुरक्षित रखने में योगदान दे सकते हैं। यह पृथ्वी हमारा एकमात्र आवास है और आने वाली पीढ़ियों के लिए इसे बचाना हमारा सामूहिक दायित्व है।

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