A library should be—in fact, is—a sacred place.

One of the greatest tragedies—and atrocities—in history was the burning of the Great Library at Alexandria. We can only estimate what was lost, but we know it was immense. Many of the cultural works and much of the wisdom of the world up to that point.

A library is the memory of a society, and much more. They should be regarded as temples.

Symptoms of both civilization and lack thereof are often to be found in libraries While many folks are researching, studying, learning, or just enjoying a good read, there's some guy over in the corner peeing in the rubber plant.

Don Firth