Friends of the Richmond Public Library

I’ve had a lifelong love affair with libraries, and will forever be grateful, as a fan of literature and a professional writer, for the wide-reaching impact of hardworking, passionate librarians.

Holly Schindler, author

Libraries are the hearts of our communities.

Jennifer R. Hubbard, 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

I cannot think of a day in my life when the library didn’t exert a potent attraction for me, offering a sense of the specialness of each individual’s curiosity and his or her quest to satisfy it.

Scott Turow, lawyer & author

There is no problem a library card can’t solve.

Eleanor Brown, author