“my library is….”quotes that inspire

Touching hearts and minds in our community

“My library is… ” quotes from banners kept at BPL locations before, and during, Ontario Public Library Week 2008: an initiative of the Planning Team, Staff Development Day 2008

Aldershot: “One Of Life’s Pleasures”

• An essential part of our neighbourhood

• A place I go to learn

• A lifesaver!!

• Sanctuary

• Community

• Friendly, helpful staff. Both my husband and myself are grateful to the staff.

• I love your audio books

• Great staff

• Great meeting place!

• Cool

• A place to have fun!

• Inspiring place

• The best library

• Full of resources

• Great staff—so friendly and helpful

• My idea of one of life’s pleasures is having a library within walking distance!

• Awesome

• So helpful

• A source of escape to another place

CELEBRATING BRANT HILLS

• Happy birthday, Brant Hills! I love books

• This library rocks out loud• I love books!! I love this library!!• We love books before bed and we

love June!• Best place on Earth!• I like my library• Awesome!!• Thank you for a great party!• I think the library is awesome.

Thanks for having so many great books

• This library has an awesome staff!!

• Brant Hills is great! Staff is awesome!

• Brant Hills is awesome—best library in the world

• I like the books• I love my library!!• I like the crafts!!• Friendly!• Fantastic!• This is fun—I love books• Like my home!! I love it here!!• Welcoming!• Super job• This library is amazing, and the

staff here is totally awesome!• My library is a great place for me

and my friends to hang out!• Amazing

Brant Hill celebrated its 40th birthday October 2008

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• This is our second home! Best place to bring and treat the children!

• So many schools of thought.• An amazing place!• A great place to hide and find

peace• I like the books here. The library

is awesome. It helps me because I am in ESL!!

• Credit to staff and a credit to Burlington

• Terrific service, friendly people! Thanks!!

• Necessary! Enjoyable

• All libraries are fabulous—this library especially!

• Great place to work, great staff and lovely customers.

• A wonderful resource

• We can read new and different books without having to buy them—a great privilege.

• Awesome! Cool! Great!

• A fun place to bring kids!

• Great resource place, great staff

• Family time

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• A great place to be• I love Burlington• Great place to go anytime and

friendly, helpful staff• Affordable entertainment. Great

staff!• The library is awesome• Very quiet• Hours of contented retirement!!• Library is a sanctuary from the

cares of life. A place to meditate and relax as you read.

• I love this library!• Reading is fun• The staff is great• It’s very good!

• “Yo opino que la biblioteca es un lugar donde cada persona encuentra los recursos necesarios para aprender; por ejemplo el idioma espanol.” (Spanish)

• I think that the library is a place where each person finds the resources necessary to learn; for example the Spanish language.

•  “E muito bom!” (Portuguese)• “Un buen lugar para estar con mi

novia.” (Spanish)• A good place to be with my fiancée.• Bargain! • Opportunity for all ages and price

ranges!!

 

 

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• My best place to be and great service

• I love your books• Love the library• You should love this place• To enjoy different types of books!• Place to get my French books• Books rock!• To broaden my horizons and

explore new adventures• To use different books for all ages• The library rocks because I can do

my homework here• Where my boys can explore a new

world/adventure• The staff is great

• It always has the books I’m looking for and always has available computers.

• Very nice place• Great place to unwind—peaceful,

content• Is a place to get away from my

wife• A home away from home with

more books!!• Good looking people• A place of comfort and quiet• This library rox the sox off the rest!• Wonderful place to visit and load

up on reading material• A home away from home, where

anything can happen

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• One of my many blessings. Bless you all. Keep smiling.

• Independence, freedom, wisdom—a way out!

• Outstanding and beautiful place! Great place to study!! My fav library.

• It is a quiet and relaxing escape from all the stress and chaos of the outside world!

• A nice quiet place to read• Social, educational, recreational

and my Internet connections! Thanks!!! Great staff!

• Love the new and improved look!• A quiet place to work and learn• The staff is great

• Learning and reading about stuff you want

• The world at your fingertips!• Makes my property taxes

worthwhile• The library gives me free Internet

when I need it most.• I feel at home. Love to study here.• This library helped me pass

school! Thanks!• Friendly, knowledgeable staff

creating a comfortable learning environment.

• Free computer use, free books, free movies, free magazines, free newspapers and great staff—what more could you want?

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• My education and my entertainment!

• I practically live here!• I get all my projects done here!• Knowledge at your fingertips and

staff willing to work with people. Thanks for doing a great job.

• The library is a nice place for people to read

• A place where I can concentrate with few distractions

• Quality time with my kids• A great service• The staff helps a lot• We depend on it!• It has good books. Plus the staff,

they rock

• Indie graphic novels left and right• Exploring new worlds• Vital!• I like the great books• Convenient• Good place to study• A candle in the darkness• A daily destination when my kids

were young• My favourite place—relaxation,

comfort, free books. A treasure for avid readers. An essential and wonderful public service.

• One of the most important investments of tax dollars in our community. I love it!

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• Awesome for checking e-mail for jobs.

• Internet access for those on fixed incomes.

• Thanks for the great info.• Journeys to other worlds!!!• Serenity! Thank you!• Awesome. I like it when they help

you.• Nice job everyone!• A happy place to meet the world• This is the best library in town• Organized• Lots of great movies and music!

Oh yeah, books, too!!• This is a great place to find

everything.

• Great library. Couldn’t do without it! Love it!

• Best library in Halton. Competent, caring community and clean.

• Love it. It rocks. Everyone is soooo kind and willing to help! Thanks so much!

• Really rad books and groovy CDs! I love the library!

• The greatest!• A chance to have the future I

want!• Internet is awesome. You get

great access.• Better than MSN.• I can’t live without books.• Amazing staff. Very helpful.

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• Best in the world• I like it because it has good books

and services• Best place in town! Excellent

place to study• Opportunity!• Thank you for having the first

lesbian books I ever read.• I just enjoy coming here, it makes

me feel good.• Thanks to Central and other

Burlington libraries—they make my life more pleasurable!

• At the library, I get to go on the computer!

• I love it because it’s quiet!

• So beautiful and comfortable!• A quiet place to study when I need

it. Thanks!• BPL = Best Place Love it!• It is a treasure trove!• Shared knowledge• A quiet place because all the

noise, adventure and excitement is going on in everyone’s minds. Magical!

• My peace and quiet place to learn and grow

• Amazing library! Knowledge at your fingertips and

staff willing to work with people. Thanks for doing a great job.

Fun at Central Children’s

• Awesome! Lovely, helpful staff• A nice place to work, with friendly

colleagues, respectful students and happy, gurgling babies.

• A great place to find great books and information

• Fun on the computers• Like Google in a building—and

better!!• I love to read and watch movies. I

like to read lots of books and I love the computers so we can play or do work! It is sometimes quiet but you can really do your homework here!

• I like the DVDs

• I like to read at the library!.• Reading helps you read so you

get better at it. I love the service that you do and how fast you pick the book we need! Thanks for the help!

• I like the library because I can come get magazines, books, DVDs for no cost and meet nice people and come to many events.

• I like reading because it helps you learn how!

• A place for books and reading• Library means quiet and reading• Reading is the bomb!• Awesome books!!

KILBRIDE: “Perfection in a small package” • Friendly staff that know us• Sandra and her school staff are

the best thing to happen to the Burlington Library System.There is nothing better than personalized service!!!!

• Perfect place, perfect staff. Perfection in a small package!

• Best place to come for friendship and lots of reading material.

• Friendly staff. Terrific collection of new titles - just a pleasant environment

I like the library because everyone is really nice and knows who you are and there are a lot of good books to read. It’s also nice that it’s so conveniently located so we don’t have to go all the way to Burlington. Kilbride rocks!

• It’s a great place to learn!!• The library is my primary source of

culture • The Kilbride library is the centre of

the community culture. Knowledge with warmth and guidance. People of the same area come together here for entertainment and to meet. Families grow here knowing that the library offers the world, the country and the spirit of Canada. This is where it starts—a good library with a good staff in small town Canada! The cities could learn from this.

• Great personalized service from caring staff!

• Something new to read, watch, listen to

New Appleby: “Heart Of My Community” • I love getting books• The library is a place to get fun

books to read• Reading is really fun! I love it!• Awesome• My favourite place• A fun and happy place!!• Always special!!• A lovely place!!• A special and a great place to be.

It rocks!!!!• Great but we need a library cat• Affordable• I love books• Wonderful• Peaceful

• A place I can go where the hours drift away unheeded

• Brilliant• My library is great• A great place to get info on

everything we experience in life• Phenomenal!• My second home• Where I spend time with my

daughter exploring through books• Is the heart of my community• A special place where someone is

always helpful. A place that encourages you to learn. A special place indeed.

• J’adore ma bibliothèque!• A place to browse and enjoy

New Appleby: “Heart Of My Community”

• My window to a plethora of topics• Amazing! I have learned a lot

about everything.• The place for mystery• A place with amazing books. I

love it!• Good to come back to!• The library is my home away from

home• I have enjoyed 80 years of

wonderful library books - Keep up the good work!

• A place where I can get my favourite books

• Filled with wonderful people and books!

• Our children love to visit the library! Such a great place for children and adults!

• Special to me because it helped me become a better reader

• Awesome because it’s nice and quiet

• The world in a room

Tansley Woods: “ Splendiferous!”

• Organized• The best place ever!• Awesome!• My place• Great!• My home away from home• My peaceful place• I love the library. It rocks and lots

of books to choose from. Thank you!

• I like that they know my name• My sanctuary• Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve

got a library card

• Pretty chill• Tranquil• Fantastic• It is super!• The best in the world!• A big, happy family!• A place to relax and read• The reason I wake up in the

morning• Splendiferous!• Comfortable and welcoming …

very interesting!• A valuable community resource!!• The library rox

Tansley Woods: “Splendiferous!”

• Knowledge and information• Reading is great!!!• Cozy• Fun and great to be around• You get smarter by reading• My second life• Resourceful!• My future• My Dewey Decimal System• Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve

got a library card

• Organized knowledge!! Fantabulous!

• A place where I can relax and be free

• A place that I can be perfect• The fountain of life Splendiferous! The best place ever!• My peaceful place• I love the library. It rocks and lots

of books to choose from. Thank you!

“my library is….”

quotes that inspire

“Just read through ..really incredible”

Wendy SchickCity Librarian

Burlington Public Library

These quotes are taken from banners that served as inspirational wallpaper at the BPL Staff Development Day Conference2008 and reflect the BPL brand promise of being In Touch