Last year, a librarian showing me around her workplace indicated the media room and said, "This is on its way out." I disagreed: libraries do not have access to most streaming services, and the money spent on digital content we're allowed to license drains our budgets while the content evaporates.
Whatever, man. "Banned Books Week" is good branding. "Books-with-content-that-some-individuals-objected-to-and-sought—with varying success—to-have-removed-or-reclassified Week" doesn't have the same ring. It's a celebration that we *don't* ban books!
C.J.’s birthday is six months away, so – naturally — he thinks it’s time to start planning his party. Last year we celebrated with lunch, shopping and pierced ears for his doll at the American Girl store in Los Angeles. … Continue reading →