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  • PUBLIC LIBRARIES: The Last, Best Bastion of True Democracy

    I write this as I am sitting in Ames, Iowa, at the Ames Public Library. It is Pride Day here in Ames, and the library seems to be its operational headquarters. Outside along the street and down the adjacent intersecting downtown streets, there are many booths, a big stage, and everywhere you look, people in Read more

  • ALL-STAR BREAK – Little Libraries

    As I bike, and as Sue and I take urban hikes in Minneapolis and St. Paul and other towns, we often come across Little Libraries. I always take a look at what is offered and usually take a picture or two. If the books are not interesting the library itself often is. I once played Read more