Director’s Corner
Have We Read Enough Books?
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“The Great American Read”, an ambitious eight-episode documentary series by PBS, will explore reading in America.
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“The Great American Read”, an ambitious eight-episode documentary series by PBS, will explore reading in America.
Something is missing in the temporary library at Ffyler Place. It’s the pungent smell of old books.
Sometimes reading is not enough. Sometimes people seek a tactile experience.
Some people believe an apocalypse is imminent. But the thought is not new.
The Syrian library in Daraya, which I wrote about last March, is no more.
Where do you get your news from? Increasingly, it is hard to figure out what is a truth, a lie or something in-between.
By reflection, I mean statistics. At the beginning of the year, many people consider their health by taking measurements – their girth and vital statistics.
So, things have shifted. There are lines of differences. The New Year will bring still more questions.
A few years ago, the American Library Association titillated with a slightly risqué theme for adult summer reading. “Between the Covers” inferred naughtiness but its graphical representation was chaste.