Quotes by Library Reading to kids is to ordinary reading what jazz is to a string quartet. Sean Wilentz libraryreadingkids But the vast majority of books ever written are not accessible to anyone except the most tenacious researchers at premier academic libraries. Books written after 1923 quickly disappear into a literary black hole. Sergey Brin libraryblackbook We pore through libraries, dissecting the classics" Henry Sturges- vampire Seth Grahame-Smith dissectinglibraryvampire I wrote one terrible manuscript after another for a decade and I guess they gradually got a little less terrible. But there were many, many unpublished short stories, abandoned screenplays and novels... a Library of Congress worth of awful literature. Seth Grahame-Smith libraryliteraturestories A library is the door to many lives. Sharon Creech librarydoors Without the local library in my neighborhood, I don’t think I would have grown up to be a writer or a teacher. Sharon M. Draper libraryteacherthinking Having a person of Dr. Berthiaume's calibre leading Library and Archives Canada will be a solid asset to the organization. His extensive experience in the management of large cultural organizations and his strong leadership are important qualifications for this position. Shelly Glover librarystrongorganization Nobody recognizes that a bookstore or library can also be a drowning polar bear. And in this country [US], magazines, newspapers, and bookstores are drowning polar bears. And if people can't see that or don't want to talk about it, I don't understand them at all. Sherman Alexie librarycountrypeople A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many. Seneca the Younger learnerslibrarywander A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Shmuel Niger librarygenerationsknowledge I love the place; the magnificent books; I require books as I require air. Sholem Asch libraryairbook People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway. Simeon Strunsky librarydemocracypeople [T]he public library is where those without money, power, access, university affiliation, or advanced degrees can get information for free. Siva Vaidhyanathan librarymoney-powerdegrees Literature is born when something in life goes slightly adrift. Simone de Beauvoir adriftlibraryliterature Libraries are sexual dream factories. The langour brings it on. Siri Hustvedt libraryfactoriesdream Katie Paterson introduced the project [ Future Library ] to a handful of writers at a very fine international literary festival in Denmark at the Louisiana Museum, I sent her an e-mail when I got back to Iceland, saying, "It's a wonderful project. Sjon icelandlibrarymuseums I followed the launch of the library with Margaret Atwood and then David Mitchell. I just sat quietly at home secretly envying them. Then just over a month ago she asked me if I would like to be the third author to join the library. Sjon librarymonthshome I'm a sucker for lost worlds. I was nostalgic even as a child. I was happiest in my hometown library in Adams, Mass., where nothing seemed to change. Stacy Schiff librarychildrenworld Access to a school library results in more reading. Stephen D. Krashen libraryreadingschool Access to public libraries also affects how much children read. Stephen D. Krashen public-librarylibrarychildren«3334353637383940414243»
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