Everybody Is Somebody, So You Don't Have

It Is Very Important That, No Matter What Happens, You Keep Your Feeling Of Self Worth And Value.

Libraries Keep The Records On Behalf Of All Humanity. The Unique And The Absurd, The Wise And The Fragments Of Stupidity.

One Of My Greatest Sources Of Pride As President Of The New York Public Library Is The Continuance Of The Library's Open, Free, And Democratic Posture, The Fact That We Are Here For Everyman, That We Are Indeed Everyman's University, The Place Where The Scholar Who Is Not College-affiliated Can Come And Work And Feel At Home.

The Library Is Not Only A Diary Of The Human Race, But Marks An Act Of Faith In The Continuity Of Humanity.

The Book Is Here To Stay. What We're Doing Is Symbolic Of The Peaceful Coexistence Of The Book And The Computer.