Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this mission. A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity. Existing libraries, in their very being, seem to question the authority of those in power.
Libraries are the concert halls of the finest voices gathered from alltimes and places.
The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. I pray that no child of mine would ever descend into such a place as a library. They are indeed most dangerous places and unfortunate is she or he who is lured into such a hellhole of enjoyment, stimulus, facts, passion and fun. A library is thought in cold storage. Lock up your libraries if you like, but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.