Funding libraries should be our number one national priority.
Karin Slaughter, author
The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.
Carl T. Rowan, journalist & author
That perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.”
Aphra Behn, author
Some of my earliest memories are of book readings and story nights at our local library. It’s where I first learned to love reading, and discovered how exciting it is to get lost in the pages of a really good book.
Erin Duffy, author
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States