LISNews: Librarian News

Here's an op-ed piece from someone who decries the state of higher ed libraries and learning in Yemen. In particular he talks about how higher ed libraries are filled with young women who are more interested in socializing than learning. He also acknowledges that the women gather at the library because they are not allowed to gather elsewhere in public.

It is interesting to think, then, about this amusing irony: that only when women in this society feel comfortable in other public places, and when libraries can be treated with the respect they deserve, will we be on the path to true cultural greatness.

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