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

“Libraries are places where the damaged go to find friends”

Tamora Pierce (1954) American writer of fantasy novels for children

“A real education takes place, not in the lecture hall or library, but in the rooms of friends, with earnest frolic and happy disputation.”

Stephen Fry (1957) English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

“I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs.”

Madonna (1958) American singer, songwriter, and actress

“So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
And yes, we've just begun.”

Paul Williams (songwriter) (1940) American composer, singer, songwriter and actor

“A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.”

Alan M. Dershowitz (1938) American lawyer, author

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

Germaine Greer (1939) Australian feminist author

“[T]he only place on earth where immortality is provided is in libraries. This is the collective memory of humanity.”

Temple Grandin (1947) USA-american doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist

“A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That's all any room is.”

Jean Rhys book Good Morning, Midnight

“All of the life-changing awesome
words and pictures and ideas
inside your library are useless
without just one word outside
your library: Open.”

Mo Willems (1968) American children's illustrator and writer