I'm not comfortable being preachy but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.

Libraries function as crucial technology hubs not merely for free Web access but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining.

Thus the standard library will serve as both a tool and as a teacher.

I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher.

I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward making connections and building relationships.

My store Wine Library outsells big national chains. How do you think we do it? It started with hustle. I always say that our success wasn't due to my hundreds of online videos about wine that went viral but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward making connections and building relationships.

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.

There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory a vast quantity of poetry that composes his mental library.

There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.