I Grew Up In New York, I

I Don't Remember My Father Reading To Me, But I Remember Him Telling Me Bedtime Stories. I Got To Pick What Was In Them, And Then He'd Make Them Up.

To The Extent That We Are All Educated And Informed, We Will Be More Equipped To Deal With The Gut Issues That Tend To Divide Us.

One Of The Greatest Gifts My Brother And I Received From My Mother Was Her Love Of Literature And Language. With Their Boundless Energy, Libraries Open The Door To These Worlds And So Many Others. I Urge Young And Old Alike To Embrace All That Libraries Have To Offer.

Education Was The Most Important Value In Our Home When I Was Growing Up.

I Have A Lifelong Devotion To Public Service.