Quotes by Library While writing my memoir, 'When Skateboards Will Be Free,' I would sometimes have to pore over hours of microfilm at the New York Public Library in order to try to get one obscure detail right. For instance, was the Socialist Workers Party originally called the American Workers Party or the Workers Party of the United States? Said Sayrafiezadeh newfreelibrarysometimes People say it's a quiet flow, that it sounds like I'm in a library. That could have come from when I was living in my old place, a nice loft. I was the youngest person in the building, and I would be working alone on my music. I would get emails two or three times a month about 'loud' music, so I became quieter and quieter about making beats. Valee alonelibrarymusicpeople As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world. Karin Slaughter streetgrowlibraryworld Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.' Karin Slaughter thoughtstartlibrarybook I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even. Karin Slaughter citybiglibrarymoney Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city. Rabindranath Maharaj citylibraryinternethome In 2009, I edited, under the aegis of the Library of America, an anthology called 'Becoming Americans: Immigrants Tell Their Stories from Jamestown to Today.' It featured immigrants from different backgrounds, from black slaves like Phillis Wheatley to Yiddish-language speakers like Henry Roth. Ilan Stavans libraryblacktodayamerica In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what makes America great. Karen DeCrow freegreatlibraryopinion I had a moment in the Library of Congress among the presidential papers. I opened a folder, and there was an envelope in it. The front of the envelope was facing the table, so I didn't know what was in it. I opened it and out spilled all this hair. I turned the envelop over and it says, 'Clipped from President Garfield's head on his deathbed.' Candice Millard knowmomentlibraryhair The library, with its Daedalian labyrinth, mysterious hush, and faintly ominous aroma of knowledge, has been replaced by the computer's cheap glow, pesky chirp, and data spillage. P. J. O'Rourke glowlibrarymysteriousknowledge The Internet is a limitless library at your fingertips. It's a great place to start with the acquisition of knowledge. My process is to go to a place when I'm writing about it. Nothing captures the essence, feeling and flavor of a place better than when I'm actually there and doing the writing. Barry Eisler feelinggreatlibraryknowledge The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community. Aaron Swartz librarybuildingcommunityworld What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book - a key part of our planet's cultural legacy. Aaron Swartz librarylegacyimportantbook When I go to a library and I see the librarian at her desk reading, I'm afraid to interrupt her, even though she sits there specifically so that she may be interrupted, even though being interrupted for reasons like this by people like me is her very job. Aaron Swartz jobmelibrarypeople When I was coming to terms with my sexuality, I often felt like I needed to seek out sanctuary outside of my house, and the library was the first place I went. It was a place that I could go and seek out information and look for answers to questions that maybe I was too afraid to ask another person. Camille Perri placelooklibraryhouse 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 outline of it. Camille Paglia youlibraryworklove Mom and Dad were bibliophiles. Dad shared his father's love of westerns, Mom favored the likes of Zelazny and Heinlein, Howard and Burroughs. We owned several hundred books stored in trunks that comprised our portable library. Laird Barron librarydadlovefather Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library. Barbara W. Tuchman doornothingmelibrary I have been involved in lots of crossover and event books, and the truth is, I dearly love them. I love stories that actually take advantage of the huge DC library and catalog - that stuff thrills me. Gail Simone melibrarytruthlove I started doing a Ph.D., and then I thought, 'I don't really want to spend all this time on my own in the library.' Gail Honeyman thoughtlibrarymy-owntime«4445464748495051525354»
