Education and public libraries — Remarks on a dilemma. V.
Part V continues this essay about the current US and public libraries.
Malala
“I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is the story of many girls.” Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban as a young girl in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. For her activism, she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in…
Technological Progress and Language Vitality – Progreso tecnológico y vitalidad lingüística. (UNESCO)
“New ICTs are making the current Internet landscape increasingly complicated for users globally…”
NASA Estudia Reproducir los Orígenes de la Vida en el Fondo del Océano.
“Científicos han reproducido en el laboratorio cómo los ingredientes para la vida podrían haberse formado en lo profundo del océano hace 4 mil millones de años.”
Mae Jemison
First African American woman to be selected for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) astronaut training program and was the first African American woman to travel in space. WEBSITES: https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_168.html https://www.space.com/17169-mae-jemison-biography.html https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Jemison-Mae.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-Jemison VIDEOS: Books and more………… African American lives [videorecording] Astronaut Mae Jemison Shaking things up : 14 young women who changed the world …
Education and public libraries — Remarks on a dilemma. IV.
Part IV continues this essay about the current US and public libraries. Wolin’s “Democracy Incorporated” receives particular attention.