Quote of the day
The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
John Cotton Dana
Born: August 19, 1856
Died: July 21, 1929  (aged 72)
Bio: John Cotton Dana was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens.
Known for:
- The new museum
 - A library primer (1899)
 - Libraries: Addresses and Essays (1916)
 - Notes on bookbinding for libraries (1906)
 - Suggestions (1921)
 







