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Here are four remarkable "quotes" from the pictorial essay "Why We Need Libraries" by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell, in the Guardian a few weeks ago.
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Some years ago our libraries were threatened with closure and someone came up with the idea that if all members gathered together and removed ALL the books it would send a strong message to the Government. I took out about 60 books and kept them in my car for a week; taking them back was somewhat of a problem because the lift had failed and I had difficulty in using the stairs with lots of books in my arms. Our libraries are still open...
Posted by: Toffeeapple | November 18, 2018 at 01:04 PM
T, I really like all four of these "library" quotes + sketches, of course, but I think the one with Shakespeare and perhaps Jane Austen? looking over the young reader’s shoulder is especially moving – I love the idea of a chain of writers all building on what has gone before, and of reading the same things that others have read down the years, the same words that my great-great-grandparents heard, and my grandparents, and my children.
Posted by: Jeanne | November 20, 2018 at 10:59 AM