CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

We’ve All Felt That Way!

I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it!”

David Foster Wallace. February 21st, 1962 - September 12th, 2008.

The Chicago Public Library has a large selection of David Foster Wallace books. Click here to see the list.

“What journeys of the mind & spirit are there for the taking with a library card.” - David McCullough

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Isaac Asimov’s Letter To The Future Patrons Of A New Library

Congratulations on the new library, because it isn’t just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you—-and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.

“A closed mind is a dying mind.”

Happy brithday, Edna Ferber: August 15th, 1865 - April 16th, 1968

The Chicago Public Library has a large selection of Edna Ferber works. Click here to look at the list.