A library is an arsenal of liberty.

A library is an arsenal of liberty.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by
getting a great library.

It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by
getting a great library.

'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.

A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.

A library implies an act of faith

A library implies an act of faith

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of
diabolical knowledge.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of
diabolical knowledge.

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.