“Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library. … An investment in libraries is an investment in our children's future.”

—  Laura Bush

As quoted in Biography Today : Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers, Vol. 12, Issue 2 : Laura Bush by Joanne Mattern (2003), p. 34

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