Friends of the Richmond Public Library

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

Henry Ward Beecher, author

Books are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind—humanity in print.

Barbara Tuchman, historian & author

When you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully—the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.

Keith Richards, musician

Library/ Here is where people/ One frequently finds/ Lower their voices/ And raise their mind.

Richard Armour, poet

When I enter a library, I feel I’ve come home.

Barbara Wright, author