Dignity Is Not Negotiable. Dignity Is The

The Book Is Here To Stay. What We're Doing Is Symbolic Of The Peaceful Coexistence Of The Book And The Computer.

That Is The Future, And It Is Probably Nearer Than We Think. But Our Primary Problem As Universities Is Not Engineering That Future. We Must Rise Above The Obsession With Quantity Of Information And Speed Of Transmission, And Recognize That The Key Issue For Us Is Our Ability To Organize This Information Once It Has Been Amassed - To Assimilate It, Find Meaning In It, And Assure Its Survival For Use By Generations To Come.

The Universe Is Not Going To See Someone Like You Again In The Entire History Of Creation.

In Our Democratic Society, The Library Stands For Hope, For Learning, For Progress, For Literacy, For Self-improvement And For Civic Engagement. The Library Is A Symbol Of Opportunity, Citizenship, Equality, Freedom Of Speech And Freedom Of Thought, And Hence, Is A Symbol For Democracy Itself.

The Library Is Central To Our Free Society. It Is A Critical Element In The Free Exchange Of Information At The Heart Of Our Democracy.