Libraries are the life’s blood of our republic. It is the only free government agency open to EVERY citizen.
Benjamin Franklin, a self-taught Founding Father opened the first public library stressing the importance of literacy for all citizens of the new Republic.
Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library to what became the Library of Congress.
Perhaps our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln lacking formal education taught himself to read and write and he revered today. JFK and Jimmy Carter all great thinkers and authors. Barack Obama’s soaring oratory and memoir led him from obscurity to the presidency in four years.
In order to achieve greatness, one must embrace the love of reading.