The Moral Judgments of Henry David Thoreau Why, given its fabrications, inconsistencies, and myopia, do we continue to cherish “Walden”?
From: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/pond-scum Why Do We Love Henry David Thoreau? | The New Yorker
Why some words may be more memorable than others Our brains use internet search engine strategies to remember words and memories of past experiences From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629120204.htm Why some words may be more memorable than others: Our brains use internet search engine strategies to remember words and memories of past experiences — ScienceDaily
A Dutch-based architectural practice has thrust Mokotów into the spotlight after basing their winning entry to find a “library for tomorrow” in the southern Warsaw suburb.
From: https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/just-the-ticket-design-for-warsaw-tower-scoops-top-award-to-find-library-for-tomorrow-13521 Just the ticket: Stunning design for Warsaw tower scoops top award to find “library for tomorrow” – The First News
Who Did What in Every Agatha Christie Murder Novel All of the author’s deadly plots, plotted. (Spoilers if you look closely.)
In Agatha Christie’s novels, murder and financial fraud are often intertwined. The murderers are more likely to be men, are partial to poison, and frequently commit the crime as part of a scam such as winning an inheritance.
From: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-02/who-did-what-in-every-agatha-christie-murder-mystery-novel Who Did What in Every Agatha Christie Murder Mystery Novel – Bloomberg
An FCC advisory committee is holding a virtual workshop on August 3rd to examine the role of libraries relative to broadband adoption. Submissions from the public will be accepted in written form. Details on connecting are contained in their press release PDF.
Truth needs an advocate and it should come in the form of an enormous flock of librarians descending on Silicon Valley to create the internet we deserve, an information ecosystem that serves the people.The blessing and curse of social media is that it must remain open so we can reap the most benefits; but openness must be tempered with the strong and consistent curation and moderation that these librarians could provide, so that everyone’s voice is protected and amplified.
From: https://www.wired.com/story/you-purged-racists-from-your-website-great-now-get-to-work/ You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work | WIRED
Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed From big cities to tiny towns, librarians are getting scrappy to meet the need
From: https://themarkup.org/coronavirus/2020/06/25/millions-of-americans-depend-on-libraries-for-internet-now-theyre-closed Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed – The Markup
How Arlington’s Sarah Kamya Is Diversifying Little Free Libraries Across the Country What started as a simple Instagram request has exploded into a nationwide project.
From: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/06/30/sarah-kamya-little-free-diverse-libraries/ How Arlington’s Sarah Kamya Is Diversifying Little Free Libraries Across the Country
This is all to say that Flannery O’Connor did not care if you liked her work, and she certainly did not care, it would seem from her letters, if you liked her. Writing was not for her a means of making a point or gaining admiration, though, being human, it is hard to imagine that she was not pleased at times with herself and her success. Writing for her was a means of understanding herself: “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”
From: https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/flannery-oconnor-didnt-care-if-you-liked-her-work/#.Xvn5txvapco.hackernews Flannery O’Connor Didn’t Care If You Liked Her Work | Church Life Journal | University of Notre Dame
Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers and Spies Banded Together in World War Two Europe
In Information Hunters, Kathy Peiss describes American assumptions about German libraries as the Allies closed in on Berlin in 1945. ‘On its face, the military government’s perspective was simple: Nazi books were akin to a virus or infestation. It required quarantine and elimination.’
From: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n13/neal-ascherson/warrior-librarians Neal Ascherson · Warrior Librarians: Cultural Pillaging · LRB 2 July 2020
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