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"Tell me the number of libraries in a country, I will tell you how rich the country is."
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"I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel better when I can see that there is something to hold back the shadows."
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A library is a collection of books, and possibly other materials and media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical or digital materials, and may be a physical location, a virtual space, or both. A library's collection normally includes printed materials which can be borrowed, and usually also includes a reference section of publicat
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"I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt, If one be better with them or without,— Unless he use them wisely, and, indeed, Knows the high art of what and how to read."
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