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Blogbaby episode five: Lisa Bashert on the Public Library as Commons
[While I'm busy scrubbing poop from diapers and other articles of clothing, several friends have been kind enough to provide content for this site, through a program we're calling Blogbaby. Today's...
View ArticleThe war against critical thinking
For as much as we talk here about the anti-intellectualism of the right, I don’t think I’ve ever shared this piece of George Carlin video with you. (See below.) It’s only three minutes long, but it...
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On finding a small community library hidden on Ypsilanti’s Frog Island Park
I was stumbling around the park this evening with my family, when one of us noticed, just a little off the trail, there was a large wooden box that said “free library” across its front. We’re not...
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Ypsi Immigration Interview: Sarah Zawacki
Thanks to my network of well-compensated spies, I was just recently tipped off to the existence of today’s interview subject, Sarah Zawacki. Sadly, our interview had already concluded when it was...
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Awesome Things You Should Know About: The Ann Arbor District Library has...
A few days ago I found myself wandering around the main branch of the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL). As I’m on the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Reads 2015 selection committee, I’d been asked to come in and...
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