The Gift to Bloomfield from Andrew Carnegie |
||
 Bloomfield Public Library, Davis County, Iowa Wise and inspirational quotes from our founder and benefactor Andrew Carnegie "The public library outranks any other one thing that a community can do to help its people" "The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled" “It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to which money could be applied so productive of good to boys and girls who have good within them and ability and ambition to develop it as the founding of a public library” "Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!" "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results" "One of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity" |
 "Let There Be Light" Andrew Carnegie once said, “I do not wish to be remembered for what I have given, but for that which I have persuaded others to give.” (Hendrick 203)
Carnegie believed that human beings could be improved, perhaps even perfected, by the rooting out and elimination of ignorance. The best means of doing that, he believed, was the free public library.
Today ...
Each person, family, and business in our community faces a daunting challenge: the rapid pace of change. Compounding this challenge is the growth and array of information sources from which to choose so that wise decisions can be made. To cope and succeed, we need trusted information easily and quickly.
The answer: the public library
|
|
