Friends of the Richmond Public Library

I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.

Barbara Kingsolver, Virginia author

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

Barbara Tuchman, historian & author

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

Eleanor Brown, author

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

A library is the home for the imagination.

Lisa Scottoline, author