“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
“If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries. You can't name an institution that doesn't depend on volunteers.” IfsCountrySchoolNamesDependsTomorrowInstitutionsLibraryHospitalsVolunteerStandstill Author:Al Roker
“I hate recording all the shows for the week in one day, because I want to be able to mention current events and pop culture. If Madonna punches Britney in the face today, I want to reference that on 'Wine Library TV' tomorrow. Monday's episode is always the best, because it's hot off the press.” IfsWantShowsTodayAbleFacesHateCultureWeekEventsTvsTomorrowOne DayI HateHotWinePressesLibraryCurrentsPopsEpisodesMondayPop CultureCurrent Events Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“It's still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.” ShouldStillsBookMotivationalTodayKindnessNiceWeekSourceTomorrowLibraryAppreciationTeaNovelistsChocolateBe KindBeing NiceLibrarianFundingReliable Sources Author:Neil Gaiman