Friends of the Richmond Public Library

Come, and take choice of all my library, and so beguile thy sorrow.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), playwright

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

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

Barbara Tuchman, historian & author

There are many ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.

Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady of the United States