Cali the Librarian

librarylinknj:

ebookfriendly:

Quote by Maya Angelou

Yes. ANY book. Any book (or magazine, newspaper, blog or other reading matter).

ebookfriendly:

Quote by Maya Angelou

Yes. ANY book. Any book (or magazine, newspaper, blog or other reading matter).

Stephen King

"Libraries raised me. I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don’t have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years."

— Ray Bradbury (via hcclibrarylove)

"Inevitably, everywhere—(yes, I can be quoted on this!)—the very nicest people you meet are likely to be librarians."

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Joyce Carol Oates

p. 218, “A Widow’s Story: A Memoir”

"This is the best time in history to be a creative person, because all you need is an idea and a lot of hard work. You don’t have to go impress one person who is a gatekeeper; you just have to be awesome in your own way, and get your creation in front of an audience. The old media Empire doesn’t know how to adapt to this, which is one of the reasons I believe they are trying to pass laws to crush the rebels, instead of adapting to make the revolution unnecessary."

— Working “2nd Watch” With Wil Wheaton « Nerdist (via wilwheaton)

evolutionstopshere:

Thank you for the stories Ray Bradbury.

A reader lives a thousand lives…

(Source: skyisalandfill)

No one can make up maps!

shitmystudentswrite:

Take lord of the Rings for example, there’s a lot of truth to be found within it’s pages. Can anyone honestly tell me that there is history be be found in Tolkien’s work? Just look at the maps in the back of the books, NO ONE can make that up!

LOL.

"All ideas are second-hand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources."

— Mark Twain on the myth of originality in a letter to his friend Helen Keller, who had been accused of plagiarism. (via explore-blog)

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"Libraries aren’t just the mark of a civilized society — assembling, curating and disseminating knowledge to all comers! — they’re also a cheapskate’s best friend. Anyone who’s interested in saving money probably already knows about the free Internet access, daily newspapers, DVD and audiobook borrowing, and book lending (duh). But local libraries go beyond that — many host community meetings, book readings for kids, author signings, and workshops, as well as providing free or low-cost meeting spaces."

— boingboing: Cheapskates love libraries (it’s mutual) -Cory Doctorow

(Source: lisnews.org)

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent."

— Victor Hugo (via libraryland)

Sheer awesomeness. Yes. :)

(Source: twitter.com)

Elmore Leonard’s Writing Advice

librarygoddess:

too bad not many agree with him.

jyhslibrary:

Libraryquotes by librariesfi on Flickr.

Walter Cronkite pro library quote

washingtonpoststyle:

On Valentines Day in 1884, Teddy Roosevelt’s wife and mother died within hours of each other. This was his diary entry for that Thursday.

via LettersOfNote by way of Gene Weingarten.