Library Policies Quotes

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them

Now, public libraries are most admirable institutions, but they have one irritating custom. They want their books back.

..you do not leave a library; if you do what it wants you to do, you are taking it with you.

County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that's the problem. I don't know how to spell it and I'm not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I'll stop you when...Hello?

It’s indisputable that people use libraries to commit crimes because they think they can conceal their identity.

I hate libraries for the way they put stickers on things. I don't approve of folding over pages, or of writing in books. God, forget scissors - that's beyond the pale.

When I grew up, there were locked cabinets in public libraries. You needed parental permission if you were under eighteen. I was let down by the overblown reputations of some hardcore fictional works.

You are a total stranger and you want to take my library book.

I have no personal agenda in whether or not a library keeps 'Whale Talk' or 'Athletic Shorts' or any of my books shelved.