May 2011
11 posts
“People at Harvard read a lot.”—Or something like that.”
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“Cambridge, Mass. tops Amazon’s list of ‘well-read’ cities.” By Doug Gross
Read the whole story here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/05/27/amazon.well.read.cities/index.html?hpt=C2
“Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.”-Oprah”
—Reading for Life: Oprah Winfrey by Leonard Kniffel
Charlotte-Meck Cuts School Librarians →
charlotteobserver.com
Last year Charlotte, NC slashed public library funding, closing libraries and laying off librarians. Now they are on to school libraries. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County is not the place to be a librarian these days, but is unfortunately a good example of what is happening in cities and communities around the country.
Get by with a little help from your (librarian) friends →
helpalibrarian.com
“Help a Librarian (HAL) unities librarians from all over the world to help each other answer questions, share knowledge and enhance cultural understanding.”
The Public Library Manifesto →
yesmagazine.org
This is perhaps once of the best defenses of public libraries I have read; David Morris easily blends modern day dilemmas and lofty ideals to create a manifest that asserts to be American we do not just need libraries—but public ones.
