Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Celebrate National Library Week
The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which you can carry beyond the grave is wisdom.
- J.A. Langford
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
- Ladybird Johnson
The dissemination of knowledge is one of the cornerstones of civilization.
- John F. Budd
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
- Jorge Luis Borges
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
Just get people to stop reading them.
- Ray Bradbury
When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.
- Jean Fritz
Fun Fact: There are more public libraries than McDonald's in the U.S.-- a total of 16,220, including branches. From Quotables Facts About America's Libraries
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