A library ...
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Libraries have been described in many ways by various people. They are seen as places that imprison friends in paper and leather boxes, symbolize and fuel culture, support society like tent poles, encourage free speech and community, store imagination, give birth to ideas, provide comfort and inspiration, open doors to thousands of worlds, and breathe air for authors. Libraries are also viewed as cafeterias for the mind that provide information, inspiration and recreation through books and potentially better ways than books.
A library ...
- 1. A library …A short compilation by Helene Blowers | LibraryBytes.com
- 2. A library has been described as many things by many people …
- 3. "In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends imprisoned by an enchanter in paper and leathern boxes." Ralph Waldo Emersonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/13647107/
- 4. "A library is not simply a repository of books, it is the symbol and center of our culture - a door and a window for those who might not otherwise have such doors and windows." Amy TanAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/seier/3463984860/
- 5. "The library is a societal tent pole, There are a lot of ideas under it. Knock out the pole and the tent comes down“ - Michael Connelly ."The library is a societal tent pole," says Michael Connelly, best-selling author of The Fifth Witness. "There are a lot of ideas under it. Knock out the pole and the tent comes down." Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079800,00.html#ixzz1S5IzWb7R
- 6. "Libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy, and community." Paula Poundstonehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/taste/1338042635/
- 7. Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination."Sidney SheldonAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfallen/2102384345
- 8. "Libraries are the latest fashion for the brain." E. Jean CarrollAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/moriza/149187332
- 9. "A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet." Samuel Nighttp://www.flickr.com/photos/environment/2167097486/
- 10. "We all love to hear a good story. We save our stories in books. We save our books in libraries. Libraries are the storyhouses full of all those stories and secrets." Kathy BatesActorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hansvanrijnberk/2598234846/
- 11. "Libraries are places where the imagination begins." Heather BarbieriAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/esparta/472155815
- 12. "A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life." Norman Cousins (1915-1990)Political Journalist & Authorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gabi_menashe/218574269/
- 13. "A library is a true fairyland, a very palace of delight, a haven of repose from the storms and troubles of the world." Aveburyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/59195512@N00/802607313/
- 14. "Libraries are where dreams begin." Jamie FrevelettiAuthor
- 15. "A library is both comfort food and inspiration, opportunity for growth, and the place where anyone can come for personal enrichment." Judy StrongAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/smanography/3056487326/
- 16. "Libraries are the doorway to a thousand worlds." Kristan HigginsAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/denn/184158506/
- 17. "Libraries are the air an author breathes. The creative storehouse for the writer's soul. The single indispensable link to the next generation of readers." Andy StrakaAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dearbarbie/2105903679/
- 18. "Libraries: cafeterias for food that feeds the mind." Louise YelinAuthorhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/fornal/394740182
- 19. But perhaps one of my favorite thoughts on libraries comes from the Father of Modern Librarianship himself …(be sure to pay special attention to his caveat)
- 20. A library's function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way information, inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than the book can be found, we should use it." - Melvil Dewey (1851-1931)http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigberto/2650932169/
- 21. A library …So what are your thoughts?
Editor's Notes
- #6: "The library is a societal tent pole," says Michael Connelly, best-selling author of The Fifth Witness. "There are a lot of ideas under it. Knock out the pole and the tent comes down." Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079800,00.html#ixzz1S5IzWb7R
- #8: Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/05/the-future-of-the-library.html
- #11: http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/453269940/
- #21: http://www.libraryquotes.org/quotes.php?searchstr=&searchby=name_select&catid[]=21&sv=1