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title: Quote of the Month  |  Paula Poundstone
description: Paula Poundstone quote
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# [Quote of the Month  |  Paula Poundstone](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/quote-paula-poundstone)

 Written by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) | Sep 3, 2024 1:23:10 PM

Quote of the Month: Paula Poundstone

 

*It’s funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy, and community.*

         

---Paula Poundstone

 

 

 

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