A Vintage Op-Ed from Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders' February 2003: "On My Mind: The Patriot Act's Threat to Libraries" published in American Libraries.
Carla Hayden: Librarian of Congress
Carla Hayden has a history of social justice work in public libraries.
The Star-Studded Life of Ms. Dorothy Bennett
The wacky life story of the astronomer, author, children's book publisher, and anthropologist who restored an old barge on the Gowanus Canal in 1937.
The History of the Poet Laureate
Juan Felipe Herrera is the new U.S. Poet Laureate. It is a position that has had a long life, dating back to the Greeks.
Los Alamos Had a Secret Library
The Manhattan Project needed an instant library in Los Alamos built from scratch and in secrecy--this is how it was done.
The Internet of Things: Totally New and A Hundred Years Old
The modern Internet of Things and E.M. Forster's short story, "The Machine Stops"