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“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
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“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
Libraries can be found at the intersection of entertainment, education, and culture.
— Rubin 2020, Fundamentals of Library and Information Science 5th ed.
Quote of the Day -September 12, 2022
Quote of the Day -September 12, 2022
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Before you heal someone, ask him if he is willing to give up the things that made him sick.
Hippocrates
All the things that are wrong in the world seem conquered by a library’s simple unspoken promise: Here I am, please tell me your story; here is my story, please listen.
— Susan Orlean, The Library Book
The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.
African Proverb
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