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65 Inspiring Quotes About Libraries and Librarians

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If you love books, chances are, you love libraries too. Libraries are places where anything is possible; you can travel the world, uncover hidden mysteries, and even heal a broken heart, all inside the walls of a library.

Even today, in our hyper-connected world, libraries are an indispensable resource. They provide a safe space to learn and discover for anyone who seeks it. No matter who you are or where you come from, everyone is welcome, and best of all, all the books are free! (as long as you remember to return them on time, that is!)

But these days, many libraries are in real danger of closing for good. For some, it’s due to a lack of funding, and for others, it’s a lack of public enthusiasm. In a world where you can find the answer to any question you can think of with a simple Google search, these community institutions are no longer considered the ultimate route to knowledge.

Yet while we might not rely on libraries for information in the same way we used to, they contain so many wonders to discover that can never be found online. And so now, more than ever, it’s time to celebrate and embrace our local libraries; otherwise, we risk losing them for good.

I’ve collected 50 of my favorite quotes about libraries and librarians from famous authors, actors, politicians, and other prominent figures in this post. These quotes epitomize the magic of the humble library and remind me just how valuable these sacred spaces are. They also leave with a renewed enthusiasm for books and learning, and I hope they’ll do the same for you too.

Inspiring Quotes About Libraries and Librarians

“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty. ― John F. Kennedy

“In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.” ― Linton Weeks

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.” ― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” ― Walter Cronkite

“A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.” ― Germaine Greer

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” ― Mark Twain

“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.” ― Saul Bellow

“Don’t ever apologise to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that’s what they’re there for…use your library). Don’t apologise to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend’s copy. What’s important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read…” ― Neil Gaiman

“I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don’t have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years.” ― Ray Bradbury

“In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder.” ― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.” ― E.B. White

“A great library doesn’t have to be big or beautiful. It doesn’t have to have the best facilities or the most efficient staff or the most users. A great library provides. It is enmeshed in the life of a community in a way that makes it indispensable. A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.” ― Vicki Myron, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

“An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.” ― Stephen Fry

“Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book…” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Rule number one: Don’t fuck with librarians.” ― Neil Gaiman

“I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel better when I can see that there is something to hold back the shadows.” ― Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber

“Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines — it’s hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.” ― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

“The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.” ― Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” ― Ray Bradbury

“A silent Library is a sad Library. A Library without patrons on whom to pile books and tales and knowing and magazines full of up-to-the-minute politickal fashions and atlases and plays in pentameter! A Library should be full of exclamations! Shouts of delight and horror as the wonders of the world are discovered or the lies of the heavens are uncovered or the wild adventures of devil-knows-who sent romping out of the pages. A Library should be full of now-just-a-minutes and that-can’t-be-rights and scientific folk running skelter to prove somebody wrong. It should positively vibrate with laughing at comedies and sobbing at tragedies, it should echo with gasps as decent ladies glimpse indecent things and indecent ladies stumble upon secret and scandalous decencies! A Library should not shush; it should roar!” ― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

“When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.” ― Rita Mae Brown

“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species. I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

“What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education.” ― Harold Howe

“Libraries really are wonderful. They’re better than bookshops, even. I mean bookshops make a profit on selling you books, but libraries just sit there lending you books quietly out of the goodness of their hearts.” ― Jo Walton, Among Others

“Don’t mark up the Library’s copy, you fool! Librarians are Unprankable. They’ll track you down! They have skills!” ― Charles Ogden

“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

“Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I’m always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.” ― Neil Gaiman

“Libraries raised me.” “Libraries raised me.”

“What in the world would we do without our libraries?” ― Katharine Hepburn

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.” ― Sidney Sheldon

“People flock in, nevertheless, in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered to be able to answer, such as “Is this the laundry?” “How do you spell surreptitious?” and, on a regular basis, “Do you have a book I remember reading once? It had a red cover and it turned out they were twins.” ― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

“If your library is not “unsafe,” it probably isn’t doing its job.” ― John Berry

“Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark … In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed.” ― Germaine Greer, Daddy, We Hardly Knew You

“The library in summer is the most wonderful thing because there you get books on any subject and read them each for only as long as they hold your interest, abandoning any that don’t, halfway or a quarter of the way through if you like, and store up all that knowledge in the happy corners of your mind for your own self and not to show off how much you know or spit it back at your teacher on a test paper.” ― Polly Horvath, My One Hundred Adventures

“When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian.” ― Joan Bauer

“It’s still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.” ― Neil Gaiman

“You see, I don’t believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, that has been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.” ― Monty Python

“You are a total stranger and you want to take my library book.” ― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

“The old man was peering intently at the shelves. ‘I’ll have to admit that he’s a very competent scholar.’ Isn’t he just a librarian?’ Garion asked, ‘somebody who looks after books?’ That’s where all the rest of scholarship starts, Garion. All the books in the world won’t help you if they’re just piled up in a heap.” ― David Eddings, King of the Murgos

“She was brilliant and joyous and she believed- probably correctly- that libraries contain the answers to all things, to everything, and that if you can’t find the information you seek in the library, then such information probably doesn’t exist in this or any parallel universe now or ever to be known. She was thoughtful and kind and she always believed the best of everybody. She was, above all else, a master librarian and she knew where to find any book on any subject in the shortest possible time. And she was wonderfully unhinged.” ― Gary Paulsen, Mudshark

“In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian. ” ― Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

“The library is like a candy store where everything is free.” ― Jamie Ford, Songs of Willow Frost

“Congratulations on the new library, because it isn’t just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you — and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life. ― Isaac Asimov

“To build up a library is to create a life. It’s never just a random collection of books.” ― Carlos María Domínguez, The House of Paper

“There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.” ― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

“The love of libraries, like most loves, must be learned. ” ― Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

“Knowing I lov’d my books, he furnish’d me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom.” ― William Shakespeare

“Libraries are a force for good. They wear capes. They fight evil. They don’t get upset when you don’t send them a card on their birthdays. (Though they will charge you if you’re late returning a book.) They serve communities. The town without a library is a town without a soul. The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and ignorance. Libraries are the torch of the world, illuminating the path when it feels too dark to see. We mustn’t allow that torch to be extinguished.” ― Libba Bray

“My library is an archive of longings.” ― Susan Sontag, As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980

“Doctor Who: You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! ― Russell T. Davies (from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)

“Google will bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian will bring you back the right one.” ― Neil Gaiman

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

“A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.” ― Shelby Foote

“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.” ― T.S. Eliot

“It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.” ― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” ― Albert Einstein

“My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn’t have any excuse to be stupid.” ― Joan Bauer, Rules of the Road

“The sea is nothing but a library of all the tears in history.” ― Lemony Snicket

“We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.” ― John Lubbock, The Pleasures of Life

“In the library I felt better, words you could trust and look at till you understood them, they couldn’t change half way through a sentence like people, so it was easier to spot a lie.” ― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” ― Henry Ward Beecher

“When in doubt, go to the library.” ― J.K. Rowling, from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

I hope these inspiring quotes remind you just how precious libraries, and librarians, really are! More than ever, we should cherish these sacred institutions to ensure that they remain open to all, for generations to come.

If these quotes have left you feeling inspired, why not dust off your old library card and pay a visit to your local library. Who knows what you’ll discover?

And if you’re lucky enough to have a librarian in your life, don’t forget to show them some love this holiday season. If you need some inspiration, here’s a handy guide to 15 awesome gifts for librarians this Christmas . Oh, and of course, don’t forget to share this post with them too!

What are your favorite quotes about libraries and librarians? Let me know in the comments below!

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I know I’m not the only one who has ever stepped into a library and felt both wonder and excitement. (After all, everything is free!) Libraries are everything from sanctuaries to resource centers and gateways to different worlds. They even offer cheap library book sales for patrons! These short and inspirational quotes about libraries capture the magic that libraries hold within their walls.

Whether you’re a student writing an essay or a person who cares about your community and wants to support libraries, let’s fall in love with libraries all over again by way of the written word.

New and Unique Quotations About the Library

First, I reached out to my good friend Christine, who runs The Uncorked Librarian . She has a Master’s in Library and information Sciences (MLIS) degree and said the following in her recommendations for books about libraries:

[L]ibraries are centers for knowledge and community, making the world a better and more educated place. – The Uncorked Librarian

I also spoke with Caleb Peter, a writer at SystematicReviewPro , which offers systematic review writing services and works closely with libraries and librarians for access to unbiased peer-reviewed resources. He shared the following thoughts:

“Libraries serve as beacons of unfiltered knowledge. In a time where information can be suppressed or altered, they stand resilient, offering every reader a chance at true enlightenment and understanding, especially in the face of banned books.” – Caleb Peter

Additionally, I transcribed a few words by the President of the American Library Association, Emily Drabinski that I heard on a recent episode of The New York Times’s The Ezra Klein Show :

“[O]ne of the things I love about working in libraries is that it’s material, those highfalutin thoughts about the public good. In the library, rubber meets the road just constantly. Every day, it’s a space where using the bathroom and getting a drink of water, those are public goods. And we’re the only people that offer them.” Emily Drabinski

Want to hear more? Watch (or listen to) the full podcast episode below:

More Famous Quotes About Libraries

“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.” – Argentine short story writer and essayist Jorge Luis Borges

“When in doubt, go to the library.” – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

“When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” – author Jane Austen

“A city without books, a city without a library is like a graveyard.” – Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai 

“Librarians have knowledge. They guide you to the right books. The right worlds. They find the best places. Like soul-enhanced search engines.” – The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

“The library was the place I went to find out what there was to know. It was absolutely essential.” – author Zadie Smith

“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.” – former First Lady of the United States, Lady Bird Johnson

“The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever.” – The Library Book by Susan Orlean

“A library, no matter how humble or grand, is a series of sacred gateways. You pass through them and leave your own city behind; you journey through time and space; and for a little while, you escape the confines of your own circumstances.” – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

“[T]he library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you’re not really any different from everyone else.” – author Maya Angelou

“[S]ince we’re talking to a bunch of librarians, I just want to let them know what they do is more important than ever. Figuring out how do we provide our fellow citizens with a shared set of baseline narratives around which we can make our democracy work.” – former U.S. President Barack Obama in his closing talk at the 2021 American Library Association Annual Conference 

“The library isn’t  just  about books.” – The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” – American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

“Libraries raised me.” – author Ray Bradbury

“Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.” – author Judy Blume

“Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that’s provide access to all.” – LeVar Burton, the television host of Reading Rainbow

“All the things that are wrong in the world seem conquered by a library’s simple unspoken promise: Here I am, please tell me your story; here is my story, please listen.” – The Library Book by Susan Orlean

“Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay.” – author Zadie Smith

“Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy.” – former U.S. President Barack Obama in a 2005 speech

“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” – author Ray Bradbury

“Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.” – American television host and producer Oprah Winfrey

“A library service should be provided for all people, rural as well as urban, colored as well as white.” – The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

“[N]o book should be banned. We live in America, and I think what teachers and librarians are taught to do is to be there for kids and recommend the books that are right for them[.]” – American writer and television journalist Jenna Bush Hager  

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” – theoretical physicist Albert Einstein

“Libraries are time-machines. Libraries are wildwoods. Libraries are galaxies. Libraries are magic portals into learning & dreaming. Libraries are vital for social mobility.” – author Robert MacFarlane

“From an early age, I learned that libraries were more than a place where books lived, they were community centers—spaces where people grew and learned.” – former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” – Cicero, the Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and writer

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.” – Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” – American television journalist Walter Cronkite

“Public libraries: they’re home and shelter. They’re safety; they’re access — the gateway. If we lose that, we lose the fundamental part of our civic life in communities. We lose a home for people.” – actress and book lover Sarah Jessica Parker

“I’m the kind of girl who fantasizes about being trapped in a library overnight.” – Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

“The publicness of the public library is an increasingly rare commodity. It becomes harder all the time to think of places that welcome everyone and don’t charge any money for that warm embrace.” – The Library Book by Susan Orlean

“I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.” – The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre by Jean-Paul Sartre, french philosopher and playwright

“The library was open, unending, free.” – author Ta-Nehisi Coates

“She liked the combined smell of worn leather bindings, library past and freshly inked stamping pads better than she liked the smell of burning incense at high mass.” – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” – former First Lady of the United States (and librarian) Laura Bush

“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered.” – author E.B. White

“Overall, the library held a hushed exultation, as though the cherished volumes were all singing soundlessly within their covers.” – Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

“I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I’ll be OK.” – author Maya Angelou

“The health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.” – science researcher Carl Sagan

“His library was a fine dark place bricked with books, so anything could happen there and always did. All you had to do was pull a book from the shelf and open it and suddenly the darkness was not so dark anymore.” – Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury

“I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.” – author Virginia Woolf

“In a very real sense [librarians are] on the front lines — fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone.” – former U.S. President Barack Obama in a 2023 letter to librarians

“Leave it to a librarian to point out the alliteration in my life’s tragedies.” – The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

“I discovered me in the library. I went to find me in the library.” – author Ray Bradbury

“The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” – author Kurt Vonnegut

“I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.” – Former First Lady of the United States (and librarian) Laura Bush 

“Our library isn’t very extensive […] but every book in it is a friend.” – Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery

“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.” – poet and essayist T.S. Eliot

“To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul.” – Cicero, the Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and writer

“More than a building that houses books and data, the library has always been a window to a larger world – a place where we’ve always come to discover big ideas and profound concepts that help move the American story forward.” former U.S. President Barack Obama in a 2005 speech

Personal Statement

I was inspired to write this post about short and inspirational library quotes during Banned Books Week , which celebrates and advocates for the importance of books, libraries, librarians, and freedom from censorship. Book banning is astronomically on the rise, challenging the life-changing work that libraries accomplish.

So, now more than ever, it’s more important to learn about and share the good word about libraries.

I have been a lifelong evangelist of libraries since the days of Reading Rainbow and Pizza Hut’s BOOKIT! Program . I used to watch the show, make my reading list, and head straight to the local children’s library. I remember it all so vividly, especially since I could get any book I wanted without a “no” from my parents as well as free pizzas at the end!

Later in life, libraries functioned as the place where I could focus on studying during law school, the place where I loaned books and DVDs I couldn’t afford to rent or buy, the place where I researched and revamped my resume, and even the place where I spent (literally) “free” time browsing while looking for a job. And, later in adulthood, when I decided to adopt a vegan lifestyle, I headed right to the library and checked out as many cookbooks as I could find — all for zero dollars and zero cents.

Libraries quite literally changed my life.

Methodology

In curating these best quotes about libraries for you, I focused my research on famous author quotes from my favorite books about libraries, noteworthy politicians and other activists, my favorite celebrity bookworms, and the most popular authors who’ve spoken about libraries.

I also curated a few completely new and different quotes about libraries from my digital community and real-life experiences.

The result is a one-of-a-kind compilation of helpful library quotes to suit your needs.

These quotes about libraries from some of the most prominent advocates have illuminated the profound significance of these “windows to the world.” They remind us that libraries are not just warehouses of books, but guardians of our intellectual freedom. Utilize these words to protect and promote libraries, ensuring that they remain open and inclusive for all, even in an era where the freedom to read is under threat.

Want to read more about libraries? Here are a few of my favorite books on the topic, all of which are quoted above:

• The Midnight Library : an insanely popular and very philosophical modern sliding doors kind of story imaging life’s paths as a library
• The Reading List : a super heartwarming tale for bookworms everywhere
• The Giver of Stars : popular historical fiction celebrating a group of female traveling librarians
• The Lions of Fifth Avenue : another popular historical fiction novel set in the famed New York Public Library

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Here is a list of libraries essay quotations that can be used by students of class 10th and 12th to write an outstanding essay on libraries or our college library essay.

"When in doubt go to the library" -J.K. Rowling

"A library implies an act of faith" -Victor Hugo

"Libraries are not made, they grow" -Augustine Birrell

"A library is an infinity under a roof" -Gail Carson Levine

"Nothing is more important than an unread library" -John Waters

"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library" -Walter Savage Landor

"A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window" -Stewart Brand

"A library is a proof that you can have too much of good" -Lorraine Delp

"A library could show you everything if you knew where to look" -Pat Conroy

"A great library contains the diary of the human race" -George Mercer Dawson

"The functions of a great library is to store obscure books" -Nicholson Baker

"A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone" -Jo Godwin

"We may sit in the library and yet be in all quarters of the earth" -John Lubbock

"I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card" -Laura Bush

"Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world" -Lauren Ward

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life" -Henry Ward Beecher

"It was good to walk into a library again, it smelled like home" -Elizabeth Kostova

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library" -Jorge Luis Borges

"The establishment of a library is an ideal benchmark for serving society" -Bipin Rai

"When you absolutely positively have to know, ask a librarian" -American Library Association

"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library" -Albert Einstein

"Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague" -Eleanor Crumblehulme

"Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons" -Sarah J. Maas

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one" -Neil Gaiman

"I don't have to look far to find treasures. I discover them every time I visit a library" -Michael Embry

"A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life" -Norman Cousins

"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation" -Walter Cronkite

"Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities" -R. David Lankes

"Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library" -Henri Frederic Amiel

"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life" -Sidney Sheldon

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50 of Our Favorite Library Quotes About How Awesome Libraries Are

Libraries are awesome - but you don't have to take our word for it. We selected fifty of our favorite inspirational library quotes, perfect for printing and posting on your library wall.

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Sarah Nicolas is a recovering mechanical engineer, library event planner, and author who lives in Orlando with a 60-lb mutt who thinks he’s a chihuahua. Sarah writes YA novels as Sarah Nicolas and romance under the name Aria Kane. When not writing, they can be found playing volleyball or drinking wine. Find them on Twitter @sarah_nicolas .

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It may not surprise you that we here at Book Riot are big fans of libraries , so a round-up of the best library quotes was necessary.

Since I was a child, libraries have been everything to me. I started reading at 4 and never had less than the maximum number of books checked out from the library nearest my grandma’s house, a thirty minute drive away. In middle and high school, they were a haven from classmates who never seemed to notice I existed. My first job in college was at the George A. Smathers Library at the University of Florida. When I was thrust into a leadership position at a nonprofit, the nonprofit resource center at the St. Louis County Library became my second University. During years working as a traveling project engineer, libraries all over the country helped reignite my love of reading and writing. Now, I’ve found my way back to the library world, about to mark five years as an event planner at the Orange County Library System .

As a patently nerdy child, I have always had a profound love of quotes, collecting them like seashells on the beach. Doing the research for this list of library quotes was a delight, combining two of my great loves.

As an event planner at a progressive library system, I know that libraries are so, so much more than book warehouses. They are a lifeline. That’s why I’ve chosen to pepper this list with pictures from libraries getting the job done all over the country.

I work every day in a building that houses: writing workshops, a music recording studio, classes in programs like Photoshop, resume help, health & fitness classes, homework help followed by RPG games to motivate students, a Pokemon club, cooking classes, a sewing lab, robotics and programming classes, musical performances, a photography and video studio, acting classes, a social worker specializing in homeless issues, and so much more. People tell us every day that we’ve made their life better.

That’s probably the best quote I’ll ever hear about libraries: “You’ve changed my life.” You never get tired of hearing that. The rest of these library quotes are pretty okay, too.

View this post on Instagram We have sewing camps for tweens/teens happening this week at the downtown library's sewing studio. These free camps for kids will help them unleash their inner fashion designer. Visit ocls.info/seweasy to see class dates/times and availability. #library #libraries #librariesofinstagram #librariestransform #sewing #seweasy A post shared by Orange County Library System (@ocls) on Nov 19, 2017 at 11:26am PST

Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.  —Barack Obama

Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.— Carla Hayden

“Harry—I think I’ve just understood something! I’ve got to go to the library!”

And she sprinted away, up the stairs.

“What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.

“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head.

“But why’s she got to go to the library?”

“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.”                                  

—J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. — T.S. Eliot

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. — Albert Einstein

View this post on Instagram Tim testing thermistor… it’s still reading heat but the machine won’t heat properly 😤 It must be the resistors!… but we got to let things dry first 😞 #intheberkshires #visittheberkshires #librarylife #3dprinter #3dprinter #seemecnc #librariesofinstagram #librariestransform #libraries #atthelibrary #technology #makersgonnamake #3dprinting #fixit #wecandoit #💪 #pittsfieldlibrary #pittsfieldproud #pittsfieldma #librarians A post shared by Pittsfield's Public Library 💝 (@berkathenaeum) on Feb 21, 2018 at 5:22pm PST

The health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries. — Carl Sagan

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation. — Walter Cronkite

Civilized nations build libraries; lands that have lost their soul close them down. — Toby Forward

Libraries: The medicine chest of the soul. — Library at Thebes, inscription over the door

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you. — Alan M. Dershowitz

View this post on Instagram #mdpls #Repost @youmediamiami ・・・ Today’s podcast had our teens testing their knowledge of MLK trivia. Join us every Wednesday for podcasting fun! A post shared by MDPLS (@miamidadepubliclibrary) on Jan 17, 2018 at 2:57pm PST

Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism. — Neil Gaiman (see more Neil Gaiman quotes about libraries , illustrated!)

My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library. — Peter Golkin

What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education. — Harold Howe

What in the world would we do without our libraries? — Katharine Hepburn

You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have—arm yourselves! — Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who)

View this post on Instagram More from our #cultureclub discussion about #feminism and #womensrights with our Youth Services Manager, Christine Pyles @delicatewatkins @euclidschools #libraryprograms #librariansofinstagram #librariestransform #shesbeautifulwhenshesangry A post shared by Euclid Public Library (@euclid_library) on Feb 21, 2018 at 12:39pm PST

If your library is not “unsafe,” it probably isn’t doing its job. — John Berry

My real education, the superstructure, the details, the true architecture, I got out of the public library. For an impoverished child whose family could not afford to buy books, the library was the open door to wonder and achievement, and I can never be sufficiently grateful that I had the wit to charge through that door and make the most of it. Now, when I read constantly about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that the door is closing and that American society has found one more way to destroy itself. — Isaac Asimov

A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead. — Caitlin Moran

A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants. — Doris Lessing

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better. — Sidney Sheldon

View this post on Instagram Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar training from last month hosted by the #library. In #Texas, VDVRs register people to #vote and people must be registered to vote a month before an election. Our training occured last month to give VDVRs time to register people to vote for our Texas primary elections. Our campus now has 10 VDVRs to help anyone register to vote and 2 are in the library thanks to the library! PS- Early Voting has already started for Texan primary races (governor, lt. governor, senator, state rep., etc.). . . . . . . #votedontboo #vote #HISD #HISDlibrariesNOW #onlyatchavez #wearechavez #librariestransform #library #book #loboliteracy #humanrights A post shared by Chavez Lobo Librarian (@chavez.lobo.library) on Feb 20, 2018 at 6:10pm PST

I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple. — Jean-Paul Sartre

Libraries are a pillar of any society. I believe our lack of attention to funding and caring for them properly in the United States has a direct bearing on problems of literacy, productivity, and our inability to compete in today’s world. Libraries are everyman’s free university. — John Jakes

The public library is where place and possibility meet. — Stuart Dybek

Paradise will be a kind of library. — Jorge Luis Borges

A library could show you everything if you knew where to look. — Pat Conroy

View this post on Instagram Successful @breakoutedu session today with middle school book club students! They demonstrated such deep knowledge of Lost in the Pacific and cooperatively worked through their clues to breakout. Thank you @vprnet for visiting us! #schoollibrary #breakoutedu #dorothyslist #librariestransform #ewsd A post shared by Westford School Library (@westford.library) on Feb 19, 2018 at 12:03pm PST

A great library contains the diary of the human race. — George Mercer Dawson

You build a thousand castles, a thousand sanctuaries, you are nothing; you build a library, you are everything! — Mehmet Murat ildan

Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger culture is a reflection of the degree to which the community itself is connected to the larger culture. — Russell Banks

When I got my library card, that’s when my life began. — Rita Mae Brown

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. — Ray Bradbury

View this post on Instagram Gold medals for everyone! Our Parma Heights Branch recently hosted "Kids Olympics," with a focus on #sportsmanship and #teamwork. Participants played supersized games and made Olympic torches and medals. #Olympics #libraryolympics #goldmedal #wintergames #winterolympics #librarylove #librariestransform A post shared by Cuyahoga County Public Library (@cuyahogalib) on Feb 19, 2018 at 6:00am PST

Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. — Anne Herbert

The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. — Paula Poundstone

The most important asset of any library goes home at night—the library staff.— Timothy Healy

Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world. — Lauren Ward

Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague. — Eleanor Crumblehulme

View this post on Instagram New items in our collection: board games! It's a small, but growing, collection. We take suggestions for board games to add – just let us know. . Current games available to checkout: https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/board-games/ . . . #boardgames #libraries #library #oregonlibraries #librariesrock #librarylife #librariestransform #librariesrock #games #libraryofthings #ILoveOurLibrary #cbcpl #corvallispubliclibrary #pandemic #ticketoride #chicagoexpress #smallworld #kingtokyo #dixit #mysteryoftheabbey #7wonders #catan A post shared by Corvallis Public Library (@cbcpl) on Feb 16, 2018 at 7:06pm PST

A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. — Jo Godwin

There is a hunger in this digital age to hear authors together, to participate in programs, to just be in a place, a community space. — Carla Hayden

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind, which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty. — James Madison

Librarians are committed to promoting lifelong learning in order to create a community of well-informed individuals. Librarians are catalysts to enlightenment for their communities. — Louise Capizzo

At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams. — Barack Obama

View this post on Instagram LEGO building is the best! #fun #lego #library #librariesofinstagram #building A post shared by Fort Nelson Public LIbrary (@fnplibrary) on Feb 21, 2018 at 2:59pm PST

When I was young, we couldn’t afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world. — John Goodman

A library is infinity under a roof. — Gail Carson Levine

Had I the power, I would scatter libraries over the whole land, as the sower sows his wheat-field. — Horace Mann, 1883

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. — Henry Ward Beecher

I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles. So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries. — Kurt Vonnegut

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What is the value of libraries? Through lifelong learning, libraries can and do change lives, a point that cannot be overstated.— Michael E. Gorman

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. — Carl Thomas Rowan

To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul. — Cicero

I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world. — Rita Dove

View this post on Instagram Make sure to visit our book displays for Black History Month, including this one (first pic) put together by the SMPL Teen Task Force and our Task Force coordinator, Chelsea. Remember—just because these books are on display doesn’t mean they can’t go home with you! If you’re interested in a book, feel free to check it out! . . . #blackhistorymonth #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #blackexcellence #blackexperience #blackwriters #blackauthors #famousblackwriters #smplibrary #sanmateopubliclibrary #sanmateo #librariesofinstagram #plslibraries A post shared by San Mateo Public Library (@smplibrary) on Feb 21, 2018 at 1:32pm PST

In cultivating this list, I steered away from library quotes that were purely about reading — but we already have a whole collection of quotes on reading , if you’re interested in those.

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50 thought-provoking quotes about libraries and librarians.

You’ll find below a selection of quotes devoted to places and people deserving the most attention: libraries and librarians.

Libraries are essential in a process of giving citizens access to knowledge. In digital times they are needed more than ever before.

Get your library card, and you’ll be able to borrow a print or electronic book, use free internet, or attend a course that will improve your digital skills.

Most importantly, however, libraries are the places where you can expect smart and clear answers to even the most difficult questions.

Neil Gaiman perfectly describes what’s happening in digital times: “Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.”

In times of the internet, everyone can visit a library without leaving home. It’s just a matter of opening a library website, and you can not only borrow an ebook but also ask the librarian an online question.

Where are you heading with your life? Each direction is good if there is a library along the way.

Please share the library quotes that are still missing. We’d be more than happy to add them. You can use the comments section below, or reach us on social media. Thanks!

50 best quotes about libraries and librarians

When in doubt go to the library. – J.K. Rowling

Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities. – R. David Lankes

An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them. – Stephen Fry

This vintage-style artwork is available on Zazzle on several products, including apparel, personal accessories, and wall decor.

To build up a library is to create a life. It’s never just a random collection of books. – Carlos María Domínguez

When I got my library card, that’s when my life began. – Rita Mae Brown

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. – Ray Bradbury

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. – Albert Einstein

Adorably illustrated by Simini Blocker, the quote by Albert Einstein would make a great welcome poster in every library!

Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. – Anne Herbert

The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. – Paula Poundstone

When you absolutely positively have to know, ask a librarian. – American Library Association

The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff. – Timothy Healy

In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim. – Linton Weeks

I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure. – Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf’s famous quote about libraries is a part of our “Vintage Library Quotes” series. Available on Zazzle on over 50 items.

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

The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and ignorance. – Libba Bray

I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card. – Laura Bush

I’m really a library man, or second-hand book man. – John le Carre

Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons. – Sarah J. Maas

A quote by the NYT bestselling author Sarah J. Maas is available on almost 50 items, including home decor, stationery, cases and skins for phones and tablets, or clothes.

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

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. – Sidney Sheldon

If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different sorts of kids. – Cornelia Funke

Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world. – Lauren Ward

This wonderful quote comes from Lauren Ward and is visualized beautifully by herself.

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Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague. – Eleanor Crumblehulme

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. – Frank Zappa

There is no problem that a library card can’t solve. – Eleanor Brown

The quote by Eleanor Brown is available on Redbubble on almost 80 items, including transparent sticker in three sizes.

Shout for libraries. Shout for the young readers who use them. – Patrick Ness

Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very underestimated and largely underemployed. – Charles Medawar

If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library? – Lily Tomlin

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one – but no one at all – can tell you what to read and when and how. – Doris Lessing

A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. – Jo Godwin

Good folks from Bookish Birds offer this bold quote from Jo Godwin placed on a page from a dictionary that was destined for the trash bin. A perfect gift for a library lover in your life!

A library book, I imagine, is a happy book. – Cornelia Funke

Libraries raised me. – Ray Bradbury

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library. – Henri Frederic Amiel

If we can put a man on the moon and sequence the human genome, we should be able to devise something close to a universal digital public library. – Peter Singer

Librarians are tour-guides for all of knowledge. – Patrick Ness

Here is another visualization from our vintage-style quote series inspired by classic book covers. On Zazzle, you will have to place the artwork on dozens of merch products. What’s more, you will have a chance to customize it!

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open. – Laura Bush

A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them. – Lemony Snicket

Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one. – Neil Gaiman

You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! – Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who)

From Aenaon Art Work comes a typographic poster with a famous quote from Doctor Who TV series: season 2, episode 2 – “Tooth and Claw”.

A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need. – Vicki Myron

Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem. – John Braine

Bookshops and libraries are a backstage of success. – Piotr Kowalczyk

From a large collection of book quotes by Piotr Kowalczyk , we’ve picked up the one that describes what leads to success in life. Available on almost 80 products on Redbubble, including wall art, t-shirts, and mugs.

Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. – Lady Bird Johnson

Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. – Willard Scott

My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. – Peter Golkin

A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity. – Germaine Greer

Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark… In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed. – Germaine Greer

Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library. – Walter Savage Landor

Check out the entire library quote series on Society6.

Libraries are our friends. – Neil Gaiman

Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card. – Marc Brown

The popular library quote by Marc Brown is visualized to resemble classic book cover design. Available as art print in five sizes to fit any wall space.

Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don’t ever piss one off. – Spider Robinson

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. – Henry Ward Beecher

Another great library poster from Bookish Birds, with the hand-lettered quote by Henry Ward Beecher.

What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education. – Harold Howe

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you. – Alan M. Dershowitz

Rule number one: Don’t f**k with librarians. – Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman’s bold statement was cleverly modified to be used, well, in libraries:-)

A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library. – Shelby Foote

When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian. – Joan Bauer

Librarian is a service occupation. Gas station attendant of the mind. – Richard Powers

The love of libraries, like most loves, must be learned. – Alberto Manguel

What is more important in a library than anything else – than everything else – is the fact that it exists. – Archibald MacLeish

Libraries are the future of reading. – Courtney Milan

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself. – Isaac Asimov

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. – John Lubbock

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Go to the library even when not in doubt.

If you believe Jane Rowling’s “when in doubt, go to the library” is not quite right. This cozy hand-lettered design says: “Go to the library, even when not in doubt.” Available on dozens of products including posters.

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Jack Gilbert was a great poet, but if you’ve never heard of him, don’t worry about it. It’s not your fault. He never much cared about being known. But I knew about him, and I loved him dearly from a respectful distance, so let me tell you about him.

Jack Gilbert was born in Pittsburgh in 1925 and grew up in the midst of that city’s smoke, noise, and industry. He worked in factories and steel mills as a young man, but was called from an early age to write poetry. He answered the call without hesitation. He became a poet the way other men become monks: as a devotional practice, as an act of love, and as a lifelong commitment to the search for grace and transcendence. I think this is probably a very good way to become a poet. Or to become anything, really, that calls to your heart and brings you to life.

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Essay on Libraries with Quotations – Libraries are important to the society because they offer a place for people of all walks of life to explore and learn, meet new friends, and enjoy the company of others. Article discusses how libraries help educate and empower communities through loans, programs, events and more.

Some Quotations about Library

“Libraries are not made; they grow.” – Augustine Birrell” “Libraries are the embodiment of our civilization. They are the heart of our communities, and the soul of our democracy.” – Barack Obama A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very good.” – Daniel J. Boorstin “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” – Anne Lamott “There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives any considerations.” – Andrew Carnegie

Essay on Libraries with Quotations

Libraries have been a staple in society for centuries now. They provide a safe space for intellectual growth and exploration. In a world that is increasingly dominated by screens and technology, it is more important than ever to preserve these physical spaces. In this essay, we will explore the history and importance of libraries. We will also touch on some of the challenges they face in the digital age. This essay is sure to make you think about the value of libraries in our society.

What is a Library?

A library is a place where you can find a collection of books and other resources that you can use for research or pleasure. Libraries can be found in public places such as schools, universities, and community centres. They may also be in private homes. Libraries are important because they provide access to information and ideas that people would not otherwise have. They also help to preserve our cultural heritage by providing a way for people to access works of literature, art, and history. Most libraries will have a staff of librarians who can help you find the resources you need. They can also offer advice on how best to use the library’s resources.

History of Libraries

Libraries have been around for centuries, with some of the earliest ones dating back to the 7th century BC. They were originally created to store important scrolls and manuscripts, and later evolved to include books. Today, libraries are an important part of our society, providing access to information and knowledge for everyone. The first known library was established in Ashurbanipal’s palace in Nineveh, which is now modern-day Iraq. This library held over 30,000 cuneiform tablets and other artifacts. The Library of Alexandria was another early library, founded in the 3rd century BC. This library was said to contain over half a million scrolls, making it one of the largest in the ancient world. During the Middle Ages, monasteries and cathedral schools maintained libraries for their monks and scholars. The first public library was opened in England in 1653. In the United States, Benjamin Franklin helped found the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731. This library was open to all members of the community, regardless of social class. Today, there are libraries all over the world that contain millions of books and other resources. Libraries provide a vital service to their communities and are an important part of our cultural heritage.

What are the 7 types of libraries?

There are seven types of libraries:

1.Public libraries are funded by taxpayers and offer free services to all residents. 2.School libraries are found in K-12 schools and support the curriculum. 3.Academic libraries are part of colleges and universities and contain resources for students and faculty. 4.Special libraries include those devoted to law, medicine, religion, business, or art. 5.Government libraries serve government employees and offer specialized resources. 6.Corporate libraries support the information needs of businesses. 7.Hospital libraries provide information to patients, families, and staff.

Benefits of Libraries

Libraries provide a wealth of resources that can be used by individuals and businesses alike. Some of the benefits of libraries include:

1. Access to a wide range of information: Libraries give users access to a wide range of information, including books, magazines, newspapers, journals, databases, and more. This wealth of information can be used for research, educational purposes, or simply for enjoyment. 2. Affordable or free resources: Many libraries offer their resources for free or at a reduced cost. This makes them an affordable option for those who want to access a wide range of information without breaking the bank. 3. Expert staff: Libraries are staffed by experts who can help users find the information they need. They can also provide guidance on using the library’s resources effectively. 4. Community gathering place: Libraries often serve as community gathering places, providing space for events, programs, and other activities. This can help to build a sense of community and foster social interactions. 5. Positive impact on literacy and learning: Libraries have a positive impact on literacy and learning. They provide opportunities for people of all ages to explore new ideas and develop their love of reading and learning.

What is the Value of Library?

Libraries provide a space for people to come together and connect. They are a place for people to access information and resources, and to learn new things. Libraries also offer a sense of community and can be a vital resource for those who are isolated or vulnerable. Libraries play an important role in democracy, by providing access to information and ideas that can help to create an informed citizenry. They can also help to promote social inclusion and provide a space for people from all walks of life to come together and share their experiences. In an increasingly digital world, libraries remain an important source of knowledge and information. They provide a safe and welcoming space for people to explore new ideas, and to connect with others who share their interests.

Libraries and Education

Libraries play an important role in education. They are places where students can go to find resources that they need for their studies. Libraries also provide a quiet place for students to study and do homework.

Quotations about libraries and education:

“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” – Cicero “Libraries are vital to the educational and economic health of our communities.” – Barbara Boxer “Libraries are essential to the well-being of a democratic society.” – Vartan Gregorian

Libraries and Technology

Libraries are one of the most important places in our society. They are places where we can find information and knowledge. Libraries have been around for centuries, and they have always been a place where people can go to learn about the world around them. In recent years, libraries have become even more important as a source of information and knowledge. With the advent of the Internet, there is more information available than ever before. However, not all of this information is reliable or accurate. Libraries provide a place where people can go to find trustworthy sources of information. Libraries also play an important role in providing access to technology. Many people cannot afford to purchase their own computers or other devices, but they can use them for free at the library. Libraries also offer classes on how to use different types of technology, which can help people who are not familiar with it. In conclusion, libraries are essential places in our society. They provide us with access to reliable information and knowledge, as well as technology.

Quotations about Libraries

Libraries are amazing places. They are full of knowledge and information, and they are always open to everyone. Libraries are a great place to find a new book to read, to do research, or to just relax and enjoy the quiet atmosphere.

Here are some quotations about libraries:

“A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very good.”- Daniel J. Boorstin “The true university of these days is a collection of books.”- Thomas Carlyle “I think that if I were a librarian that would be my favorite thing: when somebody comes up and says ‘I don’t know what I’m looking for, but I’ll know it when I find it.'”- John Green “A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” -Henry Ward Beecher” The library is the temple of learning, and learning has always been a source of pleasure, a delight to the mind.” -Aristotle “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” – Cicero”

We have seen from the above discussion that libraries are important for the development of a society. They play an essential role in bringing people together and providing them with access to knowledge and information. In these times of divisive politics and social media echo chambers, libraries can be a crucial uniter by promoting understanding, empathy, and respect for others. So let us all do our part in supporting our local libraries – they are one of the most important institutions we have.

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“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”

“In a good book room you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all  the books through your skin, without even opening them.”― Mark Twain

“To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul.”― Cicero

“Libraries are our friends.”

“When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.”― Rita Mae Brown

“What in the world would we do without our libraries?”― Katharine Hepburn

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

A Library is a heaven for a student, a teacher and of course for all those who are fond of reading even it be only just for the sake of reading. Some people are so fond of reading even when they do not have to enter any examination or competition that, they continue to read, and it is these people who also become and remain members of a library.

This is the place where one can get unlimited stocks of books on any and every subject that may be of interest or need for an individual. A library is the place where one can spend hours of time fruitfully and filled with interest. One can learn so much by reading books authored by eminent writers and thus become knowledgeable.

This is one place of absolute silence, concentration even though it is open to the general public. Isn’t it just one conceivable place where so many people can be seen yet, such silence can also be enjoyed, peculiar isn’t it? How can so many people sitting together remain quiet?

This is the magic of a unique place that is – a library. This is because, the very ethics of entering a library is basically, the understanding of every individual entering – to keep quiet, and maintain the silent sanctity of the place.

We find several libraries that have memberships that are open to the general public – to name a few in Delhi are, the USIS Library, the British Council Library, the Spare House Library, and the huge Public Library. Besides these big public libraries, we find libraries in all schools, colleges, which of course cater only to the needs of their own children.

Besides, no outsider is ever allowed in any of the Libraries of Institutions. The libraries of schools and colleges keep books that are relevant to the subjects taught in their institutions, together with an assortment of other General Knowledge books and magazines.

With these numbers of books, the students are able to get all knowledge of their subjects plus general information which keeps them informed and up to date.

A library is thus a storehouse of knowledge open for all to take advantage and touch the horizons of knowledge. These are the places that carve out brilliant students, the higher rungs of bureaucracy, and the technical biggies. Thus it is here, that all that is known in the world of the elite is produced and nurtured. Every individual big and small must develop the habit of reading, just for fun, and to gain knowledge, may be not only for exams. This is because, in the first place, reading is a good habit, and a book the best friend, and secondly, a voracious reader always scores better than his counterpart who does not read enough.

This habit of reading can be developed only if we get into the habit of going to a library regularly, and spending a lot of time there. That is the place that provides just the right atmosphere necessary for studies, and assimilating and retaining all the knowledge taken it. The environment in a library is ideal for the intellectual growth of individuals.

The habit of reading can be developed in younger days when we are children. So, it is my earnest suggestion to all students to develop the habit of reading, which in turn can be best achieved in a library. In order to retain the habit of reading when we grow up is, to become a member of any good library, and then, to make it a routine in the daily plan to visit the library for at least some time out of the busy schedules.

Reading is the best hobby we can develop, and the best companion to spend time. A library is the ideal place, and reading an ideal pastime.

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• It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home. ~ Elizabeth Kostova
• An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them. ~ Stephen Fry
• I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.” ~ David Foster Wallace
• Madam, a circulating library in a town is an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. ~ Richard Brinsley Sheridan
• The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. ~ Isabel Allende
• My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn’t have any excuse to be stupid. ~ Joan Bauer
• Libraries are our friends. ~ Neil Gaiman
• Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too, that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence. ~ Jan Morris
• I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. ~ Jorge Luis Borges
• She sounds like someone who spends a lot of time in libraries, which are the best sorts of people. ~ Catherynne M. Valente
• If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I’ll be all right as long as there’s a lending library. ~ Stephen King
• What better place to kill time than a library? ~ Diane Setterfield
• The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. ~ Albert Einstein
• Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark…. In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed. ~ Germaine Greer
• [His] library was a fine dark place bricked with books, so anything could happen there and always did. All you had to do was pull a book from the shelf and open it and suddenly the darkness was not so dark anymore. ~ Ray Bradbury

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A library is the first step of a thousand journeys, portal to a thousand worlds.

My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Libraries are our friends.

Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this mission.

A library implies an act of faith.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

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

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.

The studious silence of the library ... Thought is the thought of thought. Tranquil brightness.

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all — except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species.

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

Libraries never let us forget who we are, for their worth stands by the knowledge they keep and save for us.

Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom.

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds.

A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them.

If you want to be a reference librarian, you must learn to overcome not only your shyness but also the shyness of others!

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.

Libraries are starting places for the adventure of learning that can go on whatever one's vocation and location in life. Reading is an adventure like that of discovery itself. Libraries are our base camp.

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An essay on libraries can discuss the importance of libraries in society, the services they provide, and how they have evolved. Here is a possible outline for an essay on libraries:

• Introduction : Define what a library is and why it is important.
• History of libraries: Discuss the origins of libraries and how they have evolved.
• Services provided by libraries: Explain the various services that libraries offer, such as lending books, providing access to computers and the internet, offering educational programs, and hosting events and workshops.
• The importance of libraries in society: Highlight the role of libraries in promoting literacy and lifelong learning, providing access to information, and fostering a sense of community.
• Conclusion: Summarize the main points of the essay and reiterate the significance of libraries in society.

Here are some additional points that you could include in your essay on libraries:

• The role of libraries in promoting equal access to information: Libraries provide free access to a wide range of information and resources, which can help to level the playing field and give everyone an equal opportunity to learn and grow.
• The value of physical books: While digital technology has made it easier than ever to access information, physical books still have their place in libraries. They provide a tactile and immersive reading experience and can help to foster a love of reading and learning.
• The future of libraries: Despite the rise of digital technology, libraries continue to evolve and adapt to the changing needs of their communities. Some libraries are experimenting with new technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, to offer innovative services and attract new patrons.
• The benefits of using libraries: In addition to providing access to books and other resources, libraries also offer a quiet and conducive environment for studying and learning. This can be especially valuable for students and other individuals who may not have access to a quiet space at home.
• The role of libraries in promoting community engagement: Libraries can serve as hubs for community engagement and social interaction. They often host events, workshops, and other activities that can bring people together and foster a sense of community.

Libraries Essay Quotations:

Here are some possible quotes that you could use in your essay:

• “A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” – Henry Ward Beecher
• “A library is a place where you can lose yourself and find everything you never knew you were looking for.” – Anonymous
• “Libraries are the heart of a city.” – Anonymous
• “The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned nor a palace where precious manuscripts must be preserved. 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
• “A library is a place where you can find a book on any subject, written by any author. It is a place where you can learn anything you want to learn, without having to pay a penny. It is a place that belongs to everyone and is open to all.” – Mariella Frostrup
• “The library is a place where the curious can spend hours finding answers to their questions, where the bored can find things to do, and where the lonely can find companionship.” – Unknown
• “A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It’s a community space. It’s a place of safety, a haven from the world.” – Neil Gaiman
• “A library is a place where you can find the answers to all the questions you have and some you haven’t thought of yet.” – Unknown
• “A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.” – Norman Cousins
• “A library is a place where you can go to find the truth, to learn something new, to explore the world, and to be transported to other realms.” – Unknown

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Essay on Libraries with Quotation for Class 10

• January 15, 2024

Kainat Shakeel

Libraries have always been Pivotal for knowledge, serving as essential depositories of mortal wisdom throughout history. They’ve acclimated to meet the changing requirements of society, from ancient scrolls to the digital age. In this essay, we will claw into the profound impact of libraries by examining their historical significance, educational part, impact on communities, and their applicability in the face of technological advancements.

Evolution of Libraries

Ancient libraries .

In ancient times, libraries were deified centers of knowledge, casing calligraphies and scrolls that were precisely transcribed by scribes. The Library of Alexandria, one of the most notorious ancient libraries, represented the intellectual achievements of the period. 

Medieval Libraries 

During the Middle periods, monastic libraries saved classical textbooks, contributing to the preservation of knowledge during tumultuous times. Calligraphies were painstakingly copied and illuminated by monks, ensuring the transmission of knowledge through the periods. 

Modern Libraries 

moment, ultramodern libraries have converted into dynamic spaces, embracing technology and catering to different requirements. They offer a wide array of coffers, from traditional books to digital libraries, making information accessible to all. 

Role of Libraries in Education

Libraries play a pivotal part in education, furnishing a conducive literacy environment for students of all periods. They offer a vast array of coffers, from handbooks to probe accouterments, supporting academic hobbies and fostering a culture of lifelong literacy. 

Community Impact of Libraries

Beyond education, libraries serve as vibrant community capitals. They host artistic events, book clubs, and shops, fostering social commerce and community cohesion. Libraries are a source of connection between people and ideas. 

” The only thing that you have to know is the position of the library.”- Albert Einstein 

Technological advancements in libraries.

In the digital age, libraries have embraced technology to enhance availability. Online registers, databases, and e-books have become integral corridors of ultramodern library services, ensuring that information is just a click down.

Challenges Faced by Libraries

Despite their significance, libraries face challenges similar to funding issues and changing reading habits. In a period dominated by digital media, libraries must acclimatize to stay applicable and continue their vital part in society. 

The Future of Libraries

The future of libraries lies in innovative programs and conforming to the digital age. Libraries are evolving into dynamic spaces that offer not only books but also interactive learning experiences, maker spaces, and community engagement enterprises.

Libraries and particularly Growth

Libraries contribute to particular growth by fostering lifelong learning and skill development. They give a space where individuals can explore new motifs, acquire new skills, and broaden their perspectives. 

” Libraries store the energy that energies the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to perfecting our quality of life.”- Sidney Sheldon 

Building a reading culture.

Libraries play a vital part in building a reading culture within communities. Through book clubs, reading programs, and outreach enterprises, they encourage a love for reading, perfecting lives, and enhancing knowledge. 

Libraries as Cultural Defenders

Libraries not only house books but also serve as artistic defenders, archiving original history and conserving artistic heritage. They play a pivotal part in securing the collaborative memory of communities. 

” Without libraries, what have we? We’ve no history and no future.”- Ray Bradbury 

The global impact of libraries.

In developing countries, libraries serve as lights of knowledge, furnishing access to information and education. The global impact of libraries extends beyond borders, contributing to knowledge dispersion and societal progress.  Libraries offer further than just intellectual stimulation; they contribute to internal well-being. With relaxation spaces, calming surroundings, and remedial benefits, libraries give a sanctuary for those seeking solace in literature. 

” A library isn’t a luxury but one of the musts of life.”- Henry Ward Beecher 

In conclusion, libraries remain inestimable pillars of society, fostering education, community engagement, and particular growth. As we navigate the challenges of the digital age, it’s essential to appreciate and use the multifaceted part of libraries in perfecting lives and conserving the artistic shade of humanity.

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Essay on Libraries with Quotations in English for Class 10

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Libraries Essay with Quotations for 10th Class in English

A library is a shed of knowledge. It is the proper place where everyone can find some books that are full of knowledge. This is an age of progress in education. Great importance is attached to the libraries as they play a vital role in promoting literacy and education.

“The true university these days is a collection of books” (Thomas Carlyle)

Books are said to be man’s best companion. Books are the core of knowledge. They are the torches that lead us to the path of knowledge. Books are the medicine for the soul. A truly alive mind seeks books because books are key for confronting our problems, searching for solutions and making pathways to the future.

“A good book is the best of friends” “Books are the lighthouses created in the great sea of time” (Edwin P. Whipple)

A library has a large collection of books and is a place where any individual can walk in and make us of those books. Libraries are the places where one learns manners, discipline, methods of working and concentration. Since all types of people flock to libraries one gets to indulge and communicate with different people. One learns culture, etiquette and ways of dignified and elegant behaviour from other people. People learn remarkable habits and marvellous qualities in such a civilized environment.

“A library is thought in Cold Storage” (Herbert Samuel)

Libraries provide an atmosphere of deep concentration and study in perfect calm. They help us in building up concentration. They give us glorious flashes of knowledge. A reader feels indulged in the books. For students, libraries provide a suitable environment in which they can study properly without any kind of disturbance and interference. Libraries are stocked with academic books and textbooks for students. LIbraries also assist the needy scholars and students who cannot afford to buy expensive books. Libraries become a tremendous advantage for these students who can easily borrow books from here and study them at home.

“Books are the over burning lamps of accumulated wisdom” “books are the window through which the soul looks out”

Reading is regarded as one of the most enriching habits. It’s not just a hobby or a pass time that entertains us but it’s also an educational activity. Reading brings us a vast reservoir of knowledge. Reading inspires people to gain more information. Thus, a library is a treasure of valuable books for people who want to use and gain from it.

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest man of past centuries” (Descartes)

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The history of the library is very old. It started when the man learns to write. The libraries have becomes a need of the day. All sort of books that a man is unable to buy can be had from libraries. Many public libraries have thousands of books, magazines, fictions and daily newspaper.

The books are arranged subject-wise in a library. They are nicely bound and carefully numbered. They are issued to fixed days to the cardholders only. if a book is not returned the borrower has to pay a per-day find fixed by the librarian. All who love to improve and disperse knowledge should go to libraries regularly.

Libraries receive newspapers and magazines. A man who has thirst for knowledge goes there and studies them so long as he wants. Libraries are a big source of knowledge. They serve the purpose of literacy and universal education. They have a vital role in dispersing knowledge and awareness in public. The advanced countries establish libraries in their cities. They publish hundreds of books daily. Their reading habits are for better than ours. In order to enhance our literacy rate and awareness in modern trends, the establishment of libraries in every city is the dire need of our motherland. No nation can make progress without books on relevant topics.

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Essay on Library and Its Uses for Students and Children

500 words essay on library and its uses.

A library is a place where books and sources of information are stored. They make it easier for people to get access to them for various purposes. Libraries are very helpful and economical too. They include books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, manuscripts and more. In other words, they are an all-encompassing source of information.

A public library is open to everyone for fulfilling the need for information. They are run by the government, schools , colleges, and universities. The members of the society or community can visit these libraries to enhance their knowledge and complete their research.

Importance of Libraries

Libraries play a vital role in providing people with reliable content. They encourage and promote the process of learning and grasping knowledge. The book worms can get loads of books to read from and enhance their knowledge. Moreover, the variety is so wide-ranging that one mostly gets what they are looking for.

Furthermore, they help the people to get their hands on great educational material which they might not find otherwise in the market. When we read more, our social skills and academic performance improves.

Most importantly, libraries are a great platform for making progress. When we get homework in class, the libraries help us with the reference material. This, in turn, progresses our learning capabilities and knowledge. It is also helpful in our overall development.

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Uses of Library

A library is a very useful platform that brings together people willing to learn. It helps us in learning and expanding our knowledge. We develop our reading habits from a library and satisfy our thirst and curiosity for knowledge. This helps in the personal growth of a person and development.

Similarly, libraries provide authentic and reliable sources of information for researchers. They are able to complete their papers and carry out their studies using the material present in a library. Furthermore, libraries are a great place for studying alone or even in groups, without any disturbance.

Moreover, libraries also help in increasing our concentration levels. As it is a place that requires pin drop silence, a person can study or read in silence. It makes us focus on our studies more efficiently. Libraries also broaden our thinking and make us more open to modern thinking.

Most importantly, libraries are very economical. The people who cannot afford to buy new books and can simply borrow books from a library. This helps them in saving a lot of money and getting information for free.

In short, libraries are a great place to gain knowledge. They serve each person differently. They are a great source of learning and promoting the progress of knowledge. One can enjoy their free time in libraries by reading and researching. As the world has become digitized, it is now easier to browse through a library and get what you are looking for. Libraries also provide employment opportunities to people with fair pay and incredible working conditions.

Thus, libraries help all, the ones visiting it and the ones employed there. We must not give up on libraries due to the digital age. Nothing can ever replace the authenticity and reliability one gets from a library.

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Q.1 Why are libraries important?

A.1 Libraries help in the overall development of a person. They provide us with educational material and help enhance our knowledge.

Q.2 State some uses of the library.

A.2 A library is a great platform which helps us in various things. We get the reference material for our homework. Research scholars get reliable content for their papers. They increase our concentration levels as we read there in peace.

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Essay on Libraries in English for class 10

A library is a shed of knowledge. The books on different branches of knowledge are stacked in a scientifically organized way. It facilitates the readers to avail themselves of the knowledge compiled inside. A library is a building where books are kept to help out with study material for students.   In fact, it is the house of wisdom where those people are welcomed who want to enrich their minds with the most valuable human experiences. A student develops a sense of belonging to the entire human race in a library. Libraries are given a lot of importance because they help spread literacy and education.

“The true university of these days is a collection of books.” (Quotation)

The Latin word “Liber,” which means “book,” is the origin of the word “library.” The library is a house of knowledge and books. A usual library may contain tall standing shelves filled with books of all sizes, big and small, thick and thin, arranged in a vertical manner exhibiting their titles, tempting the readers to take the book off the shelf and explore new horizons. Books related to all topics e.g. astronomy, fiction, arts and crafts, novels, lifestyle, dramas, history, literature, and many more are available. 

A library also has tables and chairs for the readers to sit upon in order to browse their favorite books. A library is incomplete without a librarian. Our world and universe are filled with various innumerable phenomena. This all can be accessed from a single place called a library. The library is like a key that provides a path for being aware of these phenomena. Information we may say a vast sea, with books as boats taking the readers to their destinations which they are searching for.

“We may sit in our library and yet be in all corners of the earth.” (Quotation)

Essay on Libraries in English for class 10th class with quotation

A library enables every student to get a book according to their taste. Books that are not readily available in the market or, are so costly that very few students can buy them; are kept in the library. The library is particularly useful for poor students, whose education would be hampered without libraries.

“ A library is a place just like a garden with different flowers of every type.” (Quotation)

Books in the library are for all kinds of students. Books are the best companions of man in sadness. The library creates a sense of love and respect for the books, in fact.

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” (Quotation)

In the world, there are about 6490 libraries, which are known throughout the world. The biggest library is in the UK, which is the best library in the world. Libraries like Quid-e-Azam library are one of the renowned libraries of the world where most of the authentic is available.

“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.” (Quotation)

Libraries also serve as a storehouse of ancient learning books which are published long ago and are safely kept in the libraries. Rare manuscripts in the form of books, letters, and diaries are preserved in libraries. Libraries in schools and colleges are of significant importance for nourishing the brains of students and keeping their knowledge of every field, up to date. Moreover, the students can keep studying them and can prepare their notes in a cool and calm place, where there is no distraction. Unfortunately, in most of our schools and colleges, the libraries are not functioning well. There is no incentive to read fiction or general books. There is no ventilation system due to which a strange odor prevails all around.

‘‘It is the interest that one takes in books that makes a library.’’ (Quotation)

With the growing ratio of literacy, advancements are being made. Moreover, internet facilities are also available in some libraries, but unfortunately in Pakistan, the condition is really pathetic due to which our youth does not visit them frequently. Government and other private companies should join hands to improve the condition of libraries which is the utmost need of the 21st century. Moreover, the libraries should be neat, clean and well-decorated so that our youth and other readers may feel attracted towards them. People should also follow rules and regulations of the library. In this way, we will be able to create a more civilized and prosperous society

‘‘An hour spent in the library is worth a month in a library.’’ (Quotation)

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Quoting and integrating sources into your paper

In any study of a subject, people engage in a “conversation” of sorts, where they read or listen to others’ ideas, consider them with their own viewpoints, and then develop their own stance. It is important in this “conversation” to acknowledge when we use someone else’s words or ideas. If we didn’t come up with it ourselves, we need to tell our readers who did come up with it.

It is important to draw on the work of experts to formulate your own ideas. Quoting and paraphrasing the work of authors engaged in writing about your topic adds expert support to your argument and thesis statement. You are contributing to a scholarly conversation with scholars who are experts on your topic with your writing. This is the difference between a scholarly research paper and any other paper: you must include your own voice in your analysis and ideas alongside scholars or experts.

All your sources must relate to your thesis, or central argument, whether they are in agreement or not. It is a good idea to address all sides of the argument or thesis to make your stance stronger. There are two main ways to incorporate sources into your research paper.

Quoting is when you use the exact words from a source. You will need to put quotation marks around the words that are not your own and cite where they came from. For example:

“It wasn’t really a tune, but from the first note the beast’s eyes began to droop . . . Slowly the dog’s growls ceased – it tottered on its paws and fell to its knees, then it slumped to the ground, fast asleep” (Rowling 275).

Follow these guidelines when opting to cite a passage:

• Choose to quote passages that seem especially well phrased or are unique to the author or subject matter.
• Be selective in your quotations. Avoid over-quoting. You also don’t have to quote an entire passage. Use ellipses (. . .) to indicate omitted words. Check with your professor for their ideal length of quotations – some professors place word limits on how much of a sentence or paragraph you should quote.
• Before or after quoting a passage, include an explanation in which you interpret the significance of the quote for the reader. Avoid “hanging quotes” that have no context or introduction. It is better to err on the side of your reader not understanding your point until you spell it out for them, rather than assume readers will follow your thought process exactly.
• If you are having trouble paraphrasing (putting something into your own words), that may be a sign that you should quote it.
• Shorter quotes are generally incorporated into the flow of a sentence while longer quotes may be set off in “blocks.” Check your citation handbook for quoting guidelines.

Paraphrasing is when you state the ideas from another source in your own words . Even when you use your own words, if the ideas or facts came from another source, you need to cite where they came from. Quotation marks are not used. For example:

With the simple music of the flute, Harry lulled the dog to sleep (Rowling 275).

Follow these guidelines when opting to paraphrase a passage:

• Don’t take a passage and change a word here or there. You must write out the idea in your own words. Simply changing a few words from the original source or restating the information exactly using different words is considered plagiarism .
• Read the passage, reflect upon it, and restate it in a way that is meaningful to you within the context of your paper . You are using this to back up a point you are making, so your paraphrased content should be tailored to that point specifically.
• After reading the passage that you want to paraphrase, look away from it, and imagine explaining the main point to another person.
• After paraphrasing the passage, go back and compare it to the original. Are there any phrases that have come directly from the original source? If so, you should rephrase it or put the original in quotation marks. If you cannot state an idea in your own words, you should use the direct quotation.

A summary is similar to paraphrasing, but used in cases where you are trying to give an overview of many ideas. As in paraphrasing, quotation marks are not used, but a citation is still necessary. For example:

Through a combination of skill and their invisibility cloak, Harry, Ron, and Hermione slipped through Hogwarts to the dog’s room and down through the trapdoor within (Rowling 271-77).

Important guidelines

When integrating a source into your paper, remember to use these three important components:

• Introductory phrase to the source material : mention the author, date, or any other relevant information when introducing a quote or paraphrase.
• Source material : a direct quote, paraphrase, or summary with proper citation.
• Analysis of source material : your response, interpretations, or arguments regarding the source material should introduce or follow it. When incorporating source material into your paper, relate your source and analysis back to your original thesis.

Ideally, papers will contain a good balance of direct quotations, paraphrasing and your own thoughts. Too much reliance on quotations and paraphrasing can make it seem like you are only using the work of others and have no original thoughts on the topic.

Always properly cite an author’s original idea, whether you have directly quoted or paraphrased it. If you have questions about how to cite properly in your chosen citation style, browse these citation guides . You can also review our guide to understanding plagiarism .

University Writing Center

The University of Nevada, Reno Writing Center provides helpful guidance on quoting and paraphrasing and explains how to make sure your paraphrasing does not veer into plagiarism. If you have any questions about quoting or paraphrasing, or need help at any point in the writing process, schedule an appointment with the Writing Center.

Works Cited

Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  A.A. Levine Books, 1998.

Libraries Essay for 10th Class with Quotations

Here I am going to write Libraries Essay for 10th Class with Quotations . It is very simple and easy to remember for all classes students. Hopefully, it will help you to prepare for your test and exams.

Libraries Essay for 10th Class

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library. Jorge Luis Borges 

A library is a place where books are kept for reading. There are three kinds of libraries: personal, public and institutional. The public libraries are very popular. These are open to the public. These libraries provide knowledge and guidance to the people. They encourage the habit of reading among the people. People can get the books they wish to read. It is the cheapest way of getting knowledge.

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Sidney Sheldon

They develop the habit of reading. The people read novels, short stories, dramas and poetry. Historical, detective romantic and novels are liked by the people. Reading books enrich our knowledge. Reading knows no bounds. A man cannot buy all types of books. If he is a member of a public library he can have books from there. The libraries have thousands of books.

Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons. Sarah J. Maas 

These libraries have reading rooms for the public where daily newspapers and magazines are displayed. In a library, books are according to their arranged subjects. A member of the library can get a book of his choice for a week or so. After reading it he has to return it.

Reference books are not issued to anybody. They can only be consulted in the library. The research scholars use them. There should be libraries also for the children. The role of the libraries must be recognized. 

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Quotations For Essay Libraries

At the Matriculation level “Libraries” is an important essay. Students find it dull and dry and usually don’t give due importance to it. But being a brilliant student in 10th grade, you can’t neglect the essay “Libraries.”

If we have a cursory glance at the past papers of different educational boards of Pakistan, we will find that the essay “Libraries” has been asked frequently.

If you have prepared it, then the next step is to add quotes to the essay “Libraries.”

Below are given best quotes for the essay Libraries. These are in poetic form and are generic, so you will find no difficulty to create room for these quotations.

To make your quotes more dominant in your test or annual paper, try to leave one line blank before and after the quote. These quotations will make your essay more authentic and the checker will be impressed. As a result, you may be able to get full marks.

10th Class Quotations For Libraries Essay in Pakistan

Here are the best quotations on libraries essay in English. You can use these quotes about essay libraries in your test or paper with confidence.

Utilizing these quotations about libraries essay in your paper is guaranteed you will get high marks.

Is carved on this tree, Was defeat or victory, Unveiling the mystery, Libraries are history. Calym Nush

When I took, My favorite book, From library, I was in past, I met contemporary. Calym Nush

An Island of wisdom, Above the kingdom, Consists of books, Don’t care for looks, Like magical fairy, It is library. Calym Nush

In the house to be a guest, Where is couch to take rest, But to read there is no book, Wrong place actually you took. Calym Nush

Book is a drop library the sea, It is same for he and she, To the locked minds, it is key, Here is unveiled, taboo tree. Calym Nush

The grandeur of civilization, Is evident through libraries, A book defines its nation, The formers and the contemporaries. Calym Nush

In this world, All is temporary, If you know, Except library. Calym Nush

Man to man, bumble is vary, They find fixes, then contrary, If can selfless and contrary, It is the book and library. Calym Nush

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