Friends of the Richmond Public Library

  • Libraries are a pillar of liberty; they equalize and transform.

    Matthew Vossler

  • Libraries: cafeterias for food that feeds the mind.

    Louise Yelin, author

  • Libraries are the hearts of our communities.

    Jennifer R. Hubbard, author

  • Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages—and sages—and, simply put, there’s something for everyone inside.

    Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States

  • The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.

    Carl T. Rowan, journalist & author

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