“To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart. And when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who achieve this greatness will be women.”
Quotes by Melvil Dewey
“Reading is a mighty engine, beside which steam and electricity sink into insignificance.”
“A library's function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way: information, inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than the book can be found, we should use it.”
Melvil DeweyMelvil Dewey was an influential American librarian and educator best known for creating the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which revolutionized the way libraries organize and access information....