When schools don’t have librarians, it’s cause for alarm

Not having a librarian doesn’t just mean children may not ever learn how to find books or periodicals of their liking. They may also never pick up computer skills or news literacy.

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The Best Buddhist Books 

for Beginners

A comprehensive list of beginner-friendly books across the Buddhist traditions

https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/best-buddhist-books-for-beginners/

 

Dozens of people read books on the lawn of the Nampa School District office at the same time as a meeting takes place inside to determine the disposal of books on its banned list. Sarah A. Miller - smiller@idahostatesman.com

Idaho school librarians prepare for continued right-wing efforts to ban books

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THIS WAS A HUGE book for the country in 1970. It’s almost impossible to find a copy like this now. I’m going to read it again. Your library can get you one, I think.

 

The Bookseller Who Helped Transform Oxford, Mississippi

Richard Howorth has nurtured generations of Southern writers and readers, and changed his home town in the process. (from newyorker.com):

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-bookseller-who-helped-transform-oxford-mississippi

 

Opinion: This adult activity book is funny — but its authors are definitely not joking

What do you get when a sociopolitical comedian teams up with a best-selling children's book author to write a book about fighting racism in America?

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Civil Rights Memoirs (from nytimes.com):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/books/review/raphael-warnock-a-way-out-of-no-way-dan-abrams-fred-d-gray-david-fisher-charles-booker.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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