Karin Slaughter Quotes

Andrew Carnegie loved libraries; he knew their importance to an educated society and as anchors to our communities. And so, just as some loyal baseball fans travel to attend games at all 30 major league stadiums, over the last decade or so, I have slowly, casually, visited Carnegie libraries whenever I am on the road.

The City That Reads

I have a passion for libraries. They are potentially real community centers.

Why buy a book when you can join a library.

One of the reasons that I take such joy in being a trustee of the New York Public Library is the love of reading that I found as a child in the Saturday morning library events for preschoolers and first and second graders as I was growing up in Augusta, GA.

I know that the last thing a book wants is to just sit around unread, serving as an element of interior decorating. So when I have people over, all they have to do is glance at my books, and I implore them to take a few home with them. If I am really ambitious, I pack books into boxes and donate them to prisons.

For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from the dangers of street or the numbing temptations of television. As schools cut back services, the library looms even more important to countless children.

If you're someone who reads, find someone who can't .... Join the community of conscience.

I really love visiting schools - in fact, that's my favorite part of being an author now - even though I still get stage fright! When I visit schools, I know I'm going to be talking to some kids who don't like to read.

Anybody who puts a book into someone else's hands inspires me - teachers, librarians, booksellers, parents.

You hear about players like Jamal Crawford who's constantly giving back. Isaiah Thomas, even though he's from Tacoma, he went to U-Dub, and he's constantly giving back to the community.

We are trying to give something back to not just our own communities but to the communities of the world.

I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.

I'd love to see more middle and high school teachers who are not teaching English develop classroom libraries. Our message to kids should be that reading is for everyone.

As soon as I got in the NBA, I was thinking about it - wanting to use my influence and resources to help different communities.

I was born and raised in Atlanta, so you know I'm all about bringing quality things back to our community.

First, I only get earthen lamps during Diwali, and I urge everyone to do so, so that people who make these diyas can earn money and have a good Diwali. Also, I celebrate the festival with special children. I take homemade sweets for them like halwa or jaggery and spend some time with them.

There's nothing like meeting a girl at a signing and her telling me that she loves reading now, and she's even writing her own stories.

Airbnb is built on the foundation of creating community through belonging, and we're honored to stand with a bipartisan group of mayors and businesses from across the country dedicated to improving communities by addressing affordable housing and homelessness.

We have to take advantage of the power of football and show solidarity to people who are facing hard times. The fans give us so much love, and we have a responsibility to take that love and project it somewhere important, such as children who are in great need.

This is what being an athlete's all about, being able to give back to our community, the people that support us night in, night out.

I was raised to believe that everybody has a responsibility to their community and I use the word very loosely. It's a big community. If I get recognized in the middle of the Sinai Desert I have a big community.

More people should use their library.

Support your libraries... or else!

If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.