“To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.” -- Jean-Paul Sartre

"The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card." — EL Doctorow

"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it." ― J.D. Salinger,

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.” ― Annie Evett

All public libraries in Jefferson County will be closed on Thursday. Check here to see the libraries' hours, www.jclc.org/info/holiday...

"The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community." – Paula Poundstone

“Libraries are the most wonderful places in the world!” - Stan Lee

“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.” -- Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson

"When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you" - Keith Richards

“Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait in line for Santa, or some such inconvenience.” ~ from David Levithan and Rachel Cohn's Dash and Lily's Book of Dares

My mother and my father were illiterate from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a building and take a book on any subject. They couldn't believe this access to knowledge we have here in America. They could not believe that it was free. -- Kirk Douglas

"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim." – Linton Weeks

"Of all the things which man can do or make here below, by far the most momentous, wonderful, and worthy are the things we call books." - Thomas Carlyle

“The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it.” ― Elizabeth Drew

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.” ― Astrid Lindgren

"When I graduated from high school... I couldn't go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for ten years." - Ray Bradbury

Many JCLC member libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. You should check before you go.

"If we want kids to become lifetime readers, then they need books to read, time to read, and choice of what to read."  – Kylene Beers

What can make a Friday afternoon even better? A trip to the Library! Bring the little ones, access free internet, and pick up a few good books for the weekend.

"Only love and art can do this: only inside a book or in front of a painting can one truly be let into another's perspective.  It has always struck me as a paradox how in the solitary arts there is something intimately communal." -- Hisham Matar

"Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay." --Zadie Smith

"I always say the greatest invention in history was the free public library." -- Dan Gutman

“If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.” ― François Mauriac

What's Your Library Worth? How much money are you saving by using your local library? Use this handy Library Value Calculator to find out, ilovelibraries.org/calculator/

"Libraries are the gateways to the universe! A bastion of knowledge and inspiration." -- Jackie Anton

"Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence." -- Jan Morris

"The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children." - Julie Andrews

"Libraries are more than just stores of books and knowledge. They are the cornerstone of neighborhoods and communities. They are the public square, and we need them in this capacity now more than ever." -- Tanner Colby

“Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.” ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafón

What is the best day of the week to get a library card? Today.

"Libraries are essential to an informed citizenry, and an informed citizenry is the foundation of our republic." -- Stephen Tryon

There's still time to celebrate Library Card Signup Month by getting your own #librarycard! Visit your local library to access technology, resources, and services to help you pursue your goals.

September is library card sign-up month. If you don't already have one, get yours today! #nationallibrarycardsignupmonth

"No matter what his rank or position may be, the lover of books is the richest and the happiest of the children of men." - J.A. Langford

Do you need a library card? Get a temporary e-card at www.jclc.org/aboutjclc/fa... #NationalLibraryWeek

It may be small, but a library card packs a mighty punch. Borrow musical instruments and even tools from your library’s collection. Take part in engaging programs. It’s one card with endless possibilities!

All Public Libraries In Jefferson County will be closed on Monday.

"What can I say? Librarians rule!" -- Regis Philbin

"Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future." – Ray Bradbury

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education." – Harold Howe

"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history." -- Carl Rowan

Remember, library cardholders, you have access to our homework help program through Homework Alabama and Tutor.com! www.tutor.com/homework-ala...

Explore our Research Tools: Online Resources, Magazines, Newspapers, etc. bit.ly/JCLCdatabases

"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all." -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis