Library Collections Quotes

Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us.

Librarian of Congress: It's a librarian's dream.

I think that you need to have books that talk about the lives of the poor, and they need to be involved - involved in acquisitions.

It's funny, we started writing chick-lit when it was just becoming a crowded marketplace, and now the same thing is happening with YA. It really used to just be one shelf at the library - Nancy Drew and Judy Blume.

But the vast majority of books ever written are not accessible to anyone except the most tenacious researchers at premier academic libraries. Books written after 1923 quickly disappear into a literary black hole.

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man.

In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery.

Collections of books and other documents, either printed or electronic, are a form of congregation.

I want to continue to strengthen Harvard's fabulous collections in old printed material, but at the same time, I want to help Harvard move into the world of digitized information.