Arthur E. Bostwick
Arthur E. Bostwick was an influential American librarian and author, known for his contributions to library science and literature. Born in 1860, he dedicated much of his career to advocating for the importance of libraries in education and community life. Bostwick served as the librarian of the New York Public Library and later became the director of the library at the University of California, Berkeley. His work in these roles helped to shape modern library practices and emphasized the need for accessible literature for all.
Famous Quotes
View all 3 quotes“Thank God for books; let them be your friends and companions through life”
“Some are born to greatness; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them.' It is in this way that the librarian has become a censor of literature... books that distinctly commend what is wrong, that teach how to sin and how pleasant sin is, sometimes with and sometimes without the added sauce of impropriety, are increasingly popular, tempting to the author to imitate them, the publishers to produce, the bookseller to exploit. Thank heaven they do not tempt the librarian.””
“Itself a product of the great extension of intellectual activity to classes in which it was formerly bounded by narrow limits, the library is bound to widen those limits wherever they can be stretched, and every movement of them reacts to help it. Surely advertisement on its part is an evangel”
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