“When a library is open, no matter its size or shape, democracy is open, too.”
Bill Moyers
What a comforting thought this is in amongst the times we live in. Just knowing that libraries are there, that they are open, and that all sorts of people can be there accessing information, books, newspapers and magazines that inform them fills me with hope.
In response to this quote it seems to me to be even more imperative to keep libraries funded, open and even expanded. Losing a library is a loss on so many levels for a community and that loss can be sense at higher levels too - if we shut down our libraries are we shutting down our democracies?
Books, reading and the sharing of knowledge are all there in the library. These things are critical to functioning democracies and it is so good to know that libraries are open, the lights are on and we are there seeking truth, knowledge and information!
I'm sure she loves a library too...NYC 2012
Bill Moyers
What a comforting thought this is in amongst the times we live in. Just knowing that libraries are there, that they are open, and that all sorts of people can be there accessing information, books, newspapers and magazines that inform them fills me with hope.
In response to this quote it seems to me to be even more imperative to keep libraries funded, open and even expanded. Losing a library is a loss on so many levels for a community and that loss can be sense at higher levels too - if we shut down our libraries are we shutting down our democracies?
Books, reading and the sharing of knowledge are all there in the library. These things are critical to functioning democracies and it is so good to know that libraries are open, the lights are on and we are there seeking truth, knowledge and information!
I'm sure she loves a library too...NYC 2012
(((Fiona))) the Statue of Liberty must be crying for my country of birth, we live in very strange times
ReplyDeleteThe image so caught my eye Mo as I was skipping through possibilities - she is such a beacon of hope and reminder of who we can be...hugs for you and your country of birth.
DeleteI'm convinced she does !
ReplyDeleteMe too! She seems to be that kind of woman don't you think? Go well.
Deletei'm pretty confident that trump doesn't know what a library is, so he'll probably not destroy that piece of our democracy before he's done. i hope so anyway.
ReplyDeleteI shall cross fingers and all appendages for that Velma!
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