Some of my fondest memories are of walking into the Queen Anne branch
library on Saturday afternoon. I loved the smell of the books! And
so many books to select from...even in the Children's Reading Room.
Later on I spent many an afternoon in the Seattle Public Library,
wondering what it would feel like to know everything contained in that
sprawling building.
I wonder how many such memories Donald Trump has. I wonder if he ever
checked a book out and took it home and read it cover to cover. There
are people who, although it is hard to believe, think that reading is
a waste of time. Such people are found at all social strata. Several
years ago we, Washington State Citizens, had to mount a real campaign
to save our state library. Always hard up for money, our Legislature
decided state libraries were a luxury we could do without. Wrong!
But our state legislature consists of similar people as does our
congress. Businessmen, doctors, lawyers, and a growing number of
women. With Donald Trump's Billionaire Club(the president's cabinet),
there is probably not much interest in preserving the Library of
Congress. And when is the last time Donald Trump said the word,
"Blind"? Other than to say he was blind sided. We had better be
prepared to mount a strong campaign, defending our library services.
If not, most surely they will be underfunded or cut.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/30/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On BARD, I just found, The Dangerous Case of Donald J gtrump. That's the
book containing articles about his mental health, or lack thereof, by
psychiatrists and psychologists. I hope he doesn't convince congress to
defund NLS as a result.
Miriam