“The best place to find things: the public library.”

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

“No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.”

“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.”

“Libraries, as spaces, need to continue to inspire the public to dream big and to think great thoughts. Cities, towns, and academic communities of all shapes and sizes need the free, open public spaces that libraries–and only libraries–provide.”

“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you.”

“My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.”

“Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.”

“In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.”

“[Public] libraries should be open to all—except the censor.”