Friends of the Richmond Public Library

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

Andrew Carnegie, industrialist & philanthropist

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

Henry Ward Beecher, 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

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

Barbara Wright, author