Quotes About Libraries

Thought-provoking quotes about libraries and librarians

I've always loved libraries. Even as a young girl I'd feel excited walking into my local library. All those books waiting on the shelves to be discovered.

When I became a parent I made sure to take my kids to the local library and sign them up for their own library cards. I still remember the looks on their faces when I said they could check out any books they wanted. Their eyes went wide and then they gazed at all the shelves packed with books. That right there is magic! 

Back in pre-COVID days they would take part in the library events too. My eldest even did a reading once to the kids group. They got presented with certificates in the summer for having participated in various events run by the library throughout the year. 

You might also like: A Tour of My Local Library

A library is in fact much more than just books. It's a community. Hopefully the days of wandering along the shelves deciding which book to check out next will return soon. In the meantime, I thought I'd put together a collection of quotes to spread some love for libraries and librarians.

Get your library card ready as we jump into this selection of quotes about libraries and librarians!

"When in doubt go to the library." – J.K. Rowling

"When I got my library card, that’s when my life began." – Rita Mae Brown

"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life." – Sidney Sheldon

"Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world." - Lauren Ward

"To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking if roadmaps are necessary now that there are so very many roads." - Jon Bing 

"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein

"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation." - Walter Cronkite 

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library." - Jorge Luis Borges 

"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library." - Walter Savage Landor 

"Librarians are tour-guides for all of knowledge." - Patrick Ness 

"If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different sorts of kids." – Cornelia Funke

"A trained librarian is a powerful search engine with a heart." - Sarah McIntyre 

"Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card." – Marc Brown

What's your favourite quote about libraries? 

Enjoy quotes? You might also like my book 365 Days of Quotes for Writers.