Friends of the Richmond Public Library

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

Andrew Carnegie, industrialist & philanthropist

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.

Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher

If you want to find your happy place, just go to the library.

Lizzie K. Foley, author

All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library.

Studs Terkel, broadcaster & historian

My Alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Malcolm X, human rights activist