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Patti Smith on Libraries and the Transformative Love of Books
Patti Smith on Libraries and the Transformative Love of Books

On books, bronchitis, and a mother’s “sympathetic exasperation.”

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Maya Angelou on How a Library Saved Her Life
Maya Angelou on How a Library Saved Her Life

“A library is a rainbow in the clouds.”

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Nikki Giovanni’s Wonderful Poems Celebrating Libraries and Librarians
Nikki Giovanni’s Wonderful Poems Celebrating Libraries and Librarians

“(You never know what troubled little girl needs a book)”

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If Librarians Were Honest
If Librarians Were Honest

“If librarians were honest, they would say, No one spends time here without being changed…”

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The Temple of Knowledge: An Animated Celebration of How Libraries Change Lives
The Temple of Knowledge: An Animated Celebration of How Libraries Change Lives

One man’s love letter to finding higher horizons among the stacks.

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How Libraries Save Lives
How Libraries Save Lives

One woman’s story of how a bookmobile transported her away from a deadly life and toward her human potential.

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Ursula K. Le Guin on the Sacredness of Public Libraries
Ursula K. Le Guin on the Sacredness of Public Libraries

“Knowledge sets us free, art sets us free. A great library is freedom.”

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Maurice Sendak’s Little-Known and Lovely Posters Celebrating Books and the Joy of Reading
Maurice Sendak’s Little-Known and Lovely Posters Celebrating Books and the Joy of Reading

A heartening transaction of literary pleasure.

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