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WHY IS THE LIBRARY SO IMPORTANT?

Check out "The Librarian is in" podcast from the New York Public Library (NYPL) with author Eric Klinenberg.  Then, please check out Dr. Klinenberg's new book, "Palaces for the People," from the Pickford Community Library.  It's an acclaimed book about libraries and social infrastructure.  

​DO YOU NEED A WINTER PICK ME UP?

Enjoy this musical video from the village hat inspired "Three Pines" in Louise Penny Gamache series.  Incidentally, the Michigan Humanities Council said they'd love to have Pickford do something similar! Think about it:

AMERICAN SOCIETY IS FRACTURING.  LIBRARIES SAY
THEY KNOW NOW TO HELP:

“Libraries are the last safe, free, truly public space where people from all walks of life may encounter each other…And, in an age of hyper-partisanship, they have no political affiliation, and by design offer diverse ideas that cover the spectrum of history, time, genre, gender and race.”

NEIL GAIMAN AND CHRIS RIDDELL
ON WHY WE NEED LIBRARIES --
​AN ESSAY IN PICTURES 

​"It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining things can be different"

AMERICANS AREN'T PRACTICING DEMOCRACY ANYMORE  

​As participation in civic life has dwindled, so has public faith in the country’s system of government.

IS DEMOCRACY DYING?

​This article is from a comprehensive series, “Is Democracy Dying” in The Atlantic, September 2018

​The National Children’s Book and Literary Alliance recommends that you read this article, and, then, be sure and share the civics website Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out with all the young people in your life!