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Quote by Tom Masson
There are 70 million books in American libraries, but the one I wa

There are 70 million books in American libraries, but the one I want to read is always out. – Tom Masson

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There are times when I think that the ideal library is composed solely of reference books. They are like understanding friends-always ready to change the subject when you have had enough of this or that. – J. Donald Adams

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A word also as to the cost of carriage: This is at present so high, whether the means be mail or express, that we may properly set it down as the chief obstacle to the free development of inter-library loans. – William Warner Bishop, “Inter-Library Loans,” 1909

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If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldnt use, I would hire a professor and get some text books. – Stephen Leacock

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