"There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration."
by:
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) Scottish-American industrialist, philanthropist
For the survival of democracy we need libraries now more than ever. In the words of President Lyndon Johnson, “Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.” -- A.Woods, Gloucester
