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We can’t read our way out of this, but I’ve found books can provide comfort, perspective, and purpose in this confusing time. Here’s 20 I find helpful as we face what needs faced. Deploy your radical empathy. Say hello to a stranger. Give more than you take. Find common ground. Speak up & be present
I’m pretty much always stoked on libraries but it’s programs like these that get me right in the feels. This is what a community library looks like when it meets the moment.
You forgot Stand By Me in my VCR
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
Throw the collapse of Baker & Taylor on the pile with the other bad omens.
The limitations to speech we allow to be imposed on us now will impact our governance as surely as moats and mountains did in the past. -Heather Marsh.
Boo. Back pain is the worst. Mine hasn’t been the same since a 50 pound bag of carrots attacked it at the coop
The Birkenhead Drill dates back to the 18th century. In an emergency, save women and children first. Instead, the building’s on fire and we’re all inside. As with everything else, the opposite of what should happen, is happening. At what point do we stop sleeping and take the streets en masse?
“Every person has a right to belong to a society, except in extreme cases as complete shunning can be equivalent to a death sentence.”—Heather Marsh, Binding Chaos

Shunning is dehumanizing. Where we draw lines on extreme cases matters quite a bit because even a small dose of shunning is hurtful.
False. Has not taken a step since 1984.
With Granny’s passing yesterday and what would be my dad’s 71st birthday tomorrow, I’m reflecting on what was and what could have been. I loved these people. Didn’t get to spend nearly as much time with them as I wanted. They were both makers. Granny loved textiles, Dad loved carpentry…and fishing!