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Television and film are our libraries now. Our history books.

Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written.

Libraries are where it all begins.

Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.

Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly important role. today's libraries are about much more than books.

I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.

The way we've been neglecting to support our libraries throughout the country is a shame.

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.

As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.

Thanks to modern technology, we now can deliver every text in every research library to every citizen in our country, and to everyone in the world. If we fail to do so, we are not living up to our civic duty.