Today’s official theme was “Memorable Things Book Characters Have Said” and while I can quote entire movies, I’m not as great at remembering book character quotes. Most likely because I don’t re-read as many books as I re-watch movies. So, I went rogue today, and instead, I’m going to share quotes about libraries instead.
Each year, my library advisory board has to meet with my Township supervisors and present information about what the library has done in the past year. And although we’ve got through a variety of different formats for the actual presentation and our slides, every year, I end our presentation with an inspirational quote about libraries. My thoughts are that if they don’t remember all the details, numbers, and great stories we share, maybe they’ll at least remember the powerful quote at the end. So without further ado, here are ten quotes about libraries, librarians, and literacy that I love!
“A library is infinity under a roof.” – Gail Carson Levine
“A trained librarian is a powerful search engine with a heart.” – Sarah McIntyre
“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.” – Sidney Sheldon
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” – Albert Einstein
“Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very underestimated and largely underemployed.” – Charles Medawar
“Libraries: The medicine chest of the soul.” – Library at Thebes, inscription over the door
“Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card.” – Marc Brown
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” – Laura Bush
“Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.” – Barack Obama
Libraries are essential to our whole society and librarians are so very passionate about the communities they serve and the individuals they help. We are a lucky nation to have literacy at our disposal.
I had to smile at the Marc Brown quote! My kids watched TONS of Arthur when they were little and there’s a whole son about how “having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card.” I can still sing it, even though my kids haven’t watched Arthur in ages š I love all these quotes. Libraries are the best!
Libraries are such an important part of any community. So much so, that my local library doesn’t call itself a library any longer. It is actually known as the Idea Exchange. The reason for the change was because they wanted to encourage the community to know it was a safe place to come and learn about various things, that everyone is welcome, and share ideas.
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10 Comments
lydiaschoch
I love all of these quotes!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-memorable-things-characters-have-said/
stefani
Love how you’ve formatted your post this week. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/top-ten-audiobook-recommendations/
Pam Arnhold
Libraries are essential to our whole society and librarians are so very passionate about the communities they serve and the individuals they help. We are a lucky nation to have literacy at our disposal.
Lori
Love the Obama quote!
I went off-topic this week: https://fiftytwo.blog/2021/11/09/ttt-books-you-recommend-the-most/
Happy TTT!
Lori
Laura Arnhold
Sometimes you just have to go off-topic!
Poinsettia
What a fun take on this week’s topic! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday Thank You!
Susan
I had to smile at the Marc Brown quote! My kids watched TONS of Arthur when they were little and there’s a whole son about how “having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card.” I can still sing it, even though my kids haven’t watched Arthur in ages š I love all these quotes. Libraries are the best!
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Laura Arnhold
There was no way I could create this list without that quote! It made me smile because I remember the song too!
masterspj
Libraries are such an important part of any community. So much so, that my local library doesn’t call itself a library any longer. It is actually known as the Idea Exchange. The reason for the change was because they wanted to encourage the community to know it was a safe place to come and learn about various things, that everyone is welcome, and share ideas.
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