“The women in my life have all been librarians, English teachers, or booksellers. If they couldn't speak pidgin Tolstoy, articulate Henry James, or give me directions to Usher and Ox, it was no go. I have always longed for education, and pillow talk's the best.” IfsGivingSpeakTeacherGive MeLibrarianPillowEnglish TeacherBooksellers Author:Ray Bradbury
“[My mom] had always wanted to write a children's book. She was a children's librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of course she loves children and children's literature.” WritingChildrenBookWantedSchoolCoursesLiteratureTeacherMomMy MomLibrarianChildren's BooksElementary SchoolChildren LoveSchool TeachersChildren's Literature Author:Jenna Bush
“The librarians that I've spoken to, the teachers and the librarians who really care and do advise parents and children of what's good and what's out there, they are very special. They have a kind of wisdom that a lot of people don't have.” PeopleKindChildrenCareParentTeacherSpecialAdviseLibrarianChildren And Parents Author:Julie Andrews
“Teachers and librarians are some of my favorite people, especially since I was a teacher myself. I love talking to them because they have wonderful ideas about how to share books, and especially about how to share my books with kids.” PeopleBookIdeasKidsTalkingTeacherWonderfulShareMy FavoriteLibrarian Author:Rick Riordan
“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
“My parents, grandmother and brother were teachers. My mother taught Latin and French and was the school librarian. My father taught geography and a popular class called Family Living, the precursor to Sociology, which he eventually taught. My grandmother was a beloved one-room school teacher at Knob School, near Sonora in Larue County, Ky.” SchoolMotherFatherParentRoomsClassTeacherTaughtBrotherBelovedGrandmotherLatinMy GrandmotherSociologyLibrarianGeographyCountySchool TeachersKnobsPrecursorGeography Teachers Author:Sam Abell
“My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.” WantedParentTeacherCollegeIndependentBossNurseSecretaryEmployedLibrarianSiblingMy SiblingsContractor Author:Bette Midler
“Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're going to expect me to say that I would love to see more books by Native American authors and African-American authors and Arab-American authors. But when a teacher or librarian says this to publishers, it can have a profound effect.” ChildrenBookYoungSpeakTeacherEffectsAdultsProfoundYoung AdultAfrican AmericanNativeNative AmericanPublishersLibrarianAmerican Author Author:Pat Mora
“In the '40s and '50s, a lot of teachers and librarians saw the graphic novel as the enemy of reading.” ReadingEnemyNovelSawsTeacherLibrarianGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Gene Luen Yang
“I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers, and librarians and people, women especially, who treasured education.” PeopleChildrenClassTeacherMiddleGrewGrew UpMiddle ClassLibrarianTreasured Author:Lorraine Toussaint