Below are quotes from 'Find Your Joy and Return to It Often: Why Libraries Matter More than Ever' by Sam Helmick, President of the American Library Association. I want to carry around these quotes with me. I discovered this story through IG, saved it, but it takes a while to get back around to saves. My devices are littered with saves. Felt the need to get back to this one today. This article also led me to the ilovelibraries.org page an initiative of the American Library Association. Really cool to see they have a podcast as well, How I Library Podcast on Soundcloud. Links featured on My Library blog page now.
reading 'Find Your Joy and Return to it Often: Why Libraries Matter More than Ever' by Sam Helmick click here to read article*
* "Libraries are archives of local memory and gateways to global knowledge."
* "Libraries transform curiosity into confidence and communities into connections."
* "When we invest in libraries, we invest in people. We invest in the child who grows up believing their questions matter. We invest in the entrepreneur building something new. We invest in the neighbor seeking connection. We invest in our shared future."
* "Build it into your routine of social and intellectual development.
Because in a world that often pulls us toward isolation and urgency, libraries offer something different: a place to reflect, connect, and keep becoming."
