"They fuel our minds like cars and gas" - Madison I think we might have met the poster child for the Little Free Library phenomenon. Her name is Madison and she is a third grader at Wade Park, a Cleveland public school. She was interviewed as part of a feature on the "huge impact" of Little Free Libraries for WKYC. Needless to say she stole the show. [youtube]http://youtu.be/GGHeh6OPhg4[/youtube] Full story at WKYC h/t The Root
Book saves student from Florida State University gunman!
Saved by The Great Medieval Thinkers Jason Derfuss is a lucky man. The 21-year-old senior at Florida State University was leaving Strozier Library after midnight when he heard gunshots. Seeing a student falling to the ground, Derfuss bolted towards his car and headed home. Little did he know he was intended victim #1. Upon checking his backpack later that morning Derfuss uncovered bullet holes in two of the books in his backpack. A bullet had gone entirely through one and partially through another. Oh and he was at the library working on a paper for his Christian Tradition class! Oy! Full story at Tallahassee Democrat
Required Viewing: Toni Morrison does Colbert
"There is just the human race, racism is a construct" - Toni Morrison On recently rereading Beloved for the first time, being an American writer, racism and much more. 7 minutes of pure joy.
American Education Week Salutes Public Schools
NEA President Lily Eskelsen García attends Mrs. Wesby's 1st grade class at Shwab Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., on November 17, 2104 Happy American Education Week! This year’s theme is "Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility" and "presents all Americans with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education." How it began: Alarmed that 25 percent of the country's World War I draftees were illiterate, representatives of the National Education Association and the American Legion met in...
The New Pelican Has Landed
After a 30 year slumber Pelican Books has returned. In its heyday it was an essential ingredient to a well-rounded view of the world. Coming from the mind of Allen Lane, who revolutionized the reading experience with the introduction of Penguin paperbacks, it provided affordable non-fiction to the masses: Costing no more than a packet of cigarettes, and aimed at the true lay reader, Pelicans combined intellectual authority with clear and accessible prose. As the first British publisher of intelligent non-fiction at a genuinely low price, Pelican became an informal university for generations of Britons. With books on economics and...