Congratulations on the new library, because it isn’t just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you — and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life
Isaac Asimov to future patrons of a library in Troy, Michigan on 16 March 1971
(I came across it on a BoingBoing post by Cory Doctorow on June 3, 2011)
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