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People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.

I keep working under the delusion that someday a library will ask for my manuscripts.

The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no longer true, if it ever was.

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.

The public library system of the United States is worth preserving.

Libraries can take the place of God.

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

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.

Libraries are at a cultural crossroads. Some proffer that libraries as we know them may go away altogether, ironic victims of the information age where Google has subverted Dewey decimal and researchers can access anything on a handheld device. Who needs to venture deep into the stacks when answers are but a click away?

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