“The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people and the books. They are useful public servants, who manage libraries in the interest of the public . . . Many still think that a great reader, or a writer of books, will make an excellent librarian. This is pure fallacy.” PeopleThinkingStillsBookTodayInterestReaderTomorrowPureLibraryBeing TrueManageExcellentServantDragonsLibrarianFallacyFieryPublic Servants Author:William Osler
“A modern librarian, who has faith in the law that 'BOOKS ARE FOR USE,' is happy only when his readers make his shelves constantly empty. It is not the books that go out that worry him. It is the stay-at-home volumes that perplex and depress him.” BookUseHomeLawWorryModernReaderEmptyHave FaithVolumeDepressingShelvesLibrarianStay At Home Author:S. R. Ranganathan
“I know that I'll be writing for young adults for a long time. Mostly because I just love the readers and the teachers and librarians that I interact with.” KnowsWritingLongYoungTeacherReaderLong TimeAdultsYoung AdultLibrarian Author:Veronica Roth
“Librarians and romance writers accomplish one mission better than anyone, including English teachers: we create readers for life - and what could be more fulfilling than that?” RomanceTeacherReaderIncludingAccomplishMissionsFulfillingLibrarianEnglish Teacher Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
“I was a big reader as a child. My father is a great book lover and a librarian, but he forbid me to read bad literature. I was not allowed to read Nancy Drew or books like that. I often say to him that me becoming a crime author is both a way of pleasing him and annoying him.” WayChildrenBookBigsFatherLiteratureCrimeReaderBecomingLoversAnnoyingLibrarianGreat BookNancyBook LoverNancy Drew Author:Asa Larsson
“I wanted to be a librarian from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are being taken to the local library. I ended up working as a bookseller. Becoming a writer was the logical offshoot of being a reader.” AgeWantedYoungMemoriesTakenReaderBecomingLibraryLocalsLogicalYoung AgeLibrarianBooksellers Author:Michael Scott