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Quotes concerning libraries and reading
I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved. — Barbara Kingsolver
I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books. — Ann Richards
Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge. — William Hurt
Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open. — Laura Bush
Libraries are where it all begins. — Rita Dove
One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy, libraries open the door to these worlds and so many others. I urge young and old alike to embrace all that libraries have to offer. — Caroline Kennedy
People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. — Saul Bellow and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them. — Nicholas Meyer
Schools
The book can produce an addiction as fierce as heroin or nicotine, forcing us to spend much of our lives, like junkies, in book shops and libraries, those literary counterparts to the opium den. — Phillip Adams
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. — Ray Bradbury
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. — Henry Ward Beecher
A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life. — Norman Cousins
Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem. — John Braine
I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog. — Sandra Cisneros
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. — Jorge Luis Borges
I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local town library on their way to work, and I’d go and work my way through the children’s area. — Neil Gaiman
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. — Frank Zappa
My Alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity. — Malcolm X
Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library. — Barbara Tuchman
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. — Lady Bird Johnson
That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. — Aphra Behn
Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn’t rip off. — Barbara Kingsolver
Win a Copy of Geektastic!
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci (editors)
Product Description from Amazon.com
“Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside)and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr.
With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O’Malley, Geektasticcovers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you’re a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!”
Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf is giving away two copies of Little Brown’s Geektastic. To win, you must go to Lauren’s blog and enter following her rules.
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Coming soon!
Check out Bree Despain’s website for details about her novel, The Dark Divine, due out in 2010. Besides having a super cool premise, the author includes a running book soundtrack that makes this truly unique! Plus the author will be adding a book trailer and first chapter sneak peak soon. One of the best features of Bree’s website, however, is her tools for writers. If you are an aspiring writer, Bree can give you great advice on getting an agent and more.
Book Giveaway!
I saw this contest on the Traveling to Teens website and thought you might be interested. Check out the details below (from the Traveling to Teens website) and go get in your chance to win!
Summary:
What do you do if you can deadlift a car, and you spend your nights flying to get away from it all? If you’re fifteen-year-old Avery Pirzwick, you keep that information to yourself. When you’re a former jock turned freak, you can’t afford to let the secret slip.
But then Avery makes some friends who are as extraordinary as he is. He realizes they’re more than just freaks—together, maybe they have a chance to be heroes. First, though, they have to decide whether to trust the mysterious Cherchette, a powerful would be mentor whose remarkable generosity may come at a terrible price.
So here’s how to win:
+1 if you comment here
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+2 if you blog about Traveling to Teens or this contest
+3 if you already follow us
+3 if you snag one of the buttons on the right
Open to anyone!
Ends June 20th.
P.S. This is also an ARC.
You must use the link below (the button) to go to the blog site and enter to be a part of the giveaway.
And the Nominees are….
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature 2009
- Kristin Cashore, Graceling (Harcourt Children’s Books)
- Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins)
- Diana Wynne Jones, House of Many Ways (HarperCollins)
- Ingrid Law, Savvy (Dial)
- Terry Pratchett, Nation (HarperCollins)
The winner will be announced during Mythcon XL, July 17-20 in L.A.
Nominees for the adult award….
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
- Carol Berg, Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone (Roc)
- Daryl Gregory, Pandemonium (Del Rey)
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Lavinia (Harcourt)
- Patricia A. McKillip, The Bell at Sealey Head (Ace)
- Gene Wolfe, An Evil Guest (Tor)
Want more info? Check out the website.
