"Libraries need trained librarians just as schools need trained teachers and hospitals need trained doctors."
—
Children’s author adds voice to Surrey library row
getsurrey.co.uk
I love libraries because they’re free.
Submission from Kevin Molin
I love libraries because of the serendipitous searching experience I can have browsing the bookshelves. Without that, I wouldn’t’ve come across “Locke & Key” or the works of China Mieville in my local public library.
I love being able to borrow an eclectic range of books, with no comments on my choice of reading matter.
I love being able to pick up a bargain at the Book Sale!
I love being able to borrow books from other libraries within my local district for free.
I love being opened up to items I wouldn’t normally have chosen.
I love libraries for allowing me to broaden my horizons, to allow me to delve into the creative minds of others - without being charged for it!
Essentially, I’d be lost without my local library.
(Submission from Tasha Aburrow-Jones)
"Because my two children love to spend time there and love books."
"I love my library because I get the chance to read books that I wouldn’t buy. I would be lost without my local library."
— Georgia
"LIBRARIES GIVE US POWER. Stories are a way of putting things into boxes so that we can better
understand."
understand."
— Jayne (quoted from Patrick Ness)
"Gertie Peck (2yrs) loves to go to the library on a Saturday morning. It provides her bedtime stories for the week."
— Gertie’s dad
"I like libraries because I don’t get to buy books very often so I can always go to the library to read my favourite books. "
— Erin Ames
"Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society."
— Janis Ian (via ghardin)
"A great place to get people in the community together, eg. book groups, poetry clubs."
— Rhi D.
