In October 2019, Book Riot
reported on the $41 million newly opened Hunters Point
Library in Queens, which has three floors that are only accessible by
stairs. This construction project began
in 2010 and was completed and opened on September 12th, 2019. It is astonishing to think that in the
approximately nine years of this project, planners seemingly did not consult
with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) experts, advocates for people with
disabilities, or even librarians who work with a wide range of patrons each
day—any of whom would likely flag the accessibility issues with the design. When this story originally broke, the Hunters
Point Library first claimed their library did meet ADA legal
requirements, because their plan was to have librarians retrieve books for patrons who could not access the top three floors of the library by
walking. Alice Wong, the Founder and
Director of the Disability Visibility Project says: “Architects and developers
should be humble enough to ask the actual communities that will be using the
space what they want from it. I think
public libraries are especially obligated to reach out to marginalized
communities for their feedback and expertise.”
Usually in big renovation projects for these public spaces there is an
“imagining” phase where a group of decision makers consult with architects and
designers both about architectural design and the community needs before a
single brick is laid. For libraries looking for a model, under the
direction of the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services, the Paul
K. Longmore Institute on Disability surveyed and developed ideas for the
nation’s first city-run center devoted to disability culture. Alice Wong served on the planning committee
for this project as a disability advocate.
She highly recommends the committee’s final report, which provides a blueprint of what people with
disabilities and other stakeholders prioritized when it comes to diversity,
access, and inclusion. This report
contains both process and methodology, field research, and findings. Perhaps it can provide guidance and a model
for public libraries and architectural firms consulting their communities in a
meaningful way before beginning a construction project. Seeking diverse
community input is already a standard practice in the D.C. Public Library
system, which is currently on its 23rd library construction or renovation
project. Jaspreet Pahwa, from the
Capital Planning & Construction team with the D.C. Public Library,
explained that community engagement is the starting point of all their funded
library projects. In fact, “focus groups
with library patrons who have faced barriers using our libraries have informed
the design for the modernization of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, as
well as the Facilities Master Plan that will inform the future of the library
built environment over the next decade.”
Emily Stochl Read more at https://bookriot.com/2020/01/03/library-renovations-and-accessibility/
Rules are
the tools we use as parents to teach our children values as well as develop
self-discipline. There are three basic
categories of rules that parents use.
These are (1) rules for how to conduct oneself in specific situations,
(2) rules for how to behave toward others, and (3) rules regarding one's
responsibilities. Measure your rules for
behavior toward others against your value system. Also, be sure that these rules reflect your
own behavior toward your children and spouse.
(Don't make rules you can't follow yourself.) Negotiation consists of a two-way
conversation between you and your child where each is allowed to state his or
her point of view. If for example you
have set an 11 p.m. curfew for your 16-year-old son, and he thinks the curfew
is too restrictive, give him a chance to state his case. Allow him to tell you the reasons why he
believes the curfew is too early. Ask
questions as he speaks to help him elaborate and show your interest in his
point of view. If he makes a case of any
kind, consider a compromise that takes into consideration his needs and desires
and your concerns for his safety. State
your case to him also pointing out why you believe a curfew is necessary and
remind him of your concern. http://www.thesuccessfulparent.com/categories/discipline/item/how-to-make-rules-and-gain-cooperation#.XhIkekdKiUk
Five Books
that Invoke Invisibility: JEROME CHARYN, THE AUTHOR OF CESARE: A NOVEL OF WAR-TORN
BERLIN, SHARES FIVE BOOKS IN HIS LIFE by Jane Ciabattari
How
to Imitate George Saunders by
Benjamin Nugent “For much of my twenties, what I’d wanted, more than
almost anything else, was to get inside Saunders’s mind, learn how it worked,
and steal his secrets, so that I could write short stories that were as good as
his short stories.” https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/01/06/how-to-imitate-george-saunders/
Twin Cities-based chef and
TV personality Andrew Zimmern has a new food show coming to an unlikely place,
the news and politics channel MSNBC. “What’s Eating America” premieres
Feb. 16, 2020 at 8 p.m. CT, and will air Sundays through March 15. From Zimmern's Minnesota-based production
company Intuitive Content, the
five-episode series follows Zimmern around the country during the lead-up to
the 2020 presidential election, as he talks to voters about social and
political issues via the subject of food. Shows will cover immigration,
climate change, addiction, voting rights and healthcare, and the impact those
issues have on what America eats.
"Food touches everything we do in our lives," Zimmern told the
Star Tribune. "We look through it,
as a lens to other cultures."
Instead of titillating viewers with the unusual bites he'd sample on the
"Bizarre Foods" series for which he's famous, "What's Eating
America" positions him as a "correspondent," he said, "out
on the road in search of answers to the questions everyone is
asking." Sharyn Jackson http://www.startribune.com/andrew-zimmern-announces-new-msnbc-show-on-food-and-politics/567235312/
limn verb
From Middle English limnen, limyne, lymm, lymn, lymne (“to illuminate (a manuscript)”), a
variant of luminen (“to illuminate (a manuscript)”), short
form of enluminen (“to shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to make bright
or clear; to give colour to; to illuminate (a manuscript); to depict, describe;
to adorn or embellish with figures of speech or poetry; to make famous,
glorious, or illustrious”), from Old French enluminer (“to brighten, light up; to give colour to; to illuminate (a
manuscript)”), from Latin illūminō (“to brighten, light up; to adorn; to make conspicuous”),
from il- (a
variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in,
inside’)) + lūminō (“to brighten, illuminate; to reveal”) (from lūmen (“light; (poetic) brightness”) (from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine; to see”))
+ -ō (suffix forming regular
first-conjugation verbs)).
limn (third-person
singular simple present limns, present
participle limning, simple
past and past participle limned) (transitive, also figuratively) To draw or paint; to delineate. quotations ▼
Synonym: depict (transitive, obsolete) To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or
some other bright colour. quotations ▼
Synonym: enlimn (to illuminate (a manuscript))
Can you live your life
with what The Twilight Zone has to teach you?
Yes, and maybe you should. The
proof is in a lighthearted two-person show based on the book of the same title
by Mark Dawidziak. This one-act play
performed by Dawidziak and Largely Literary Theater company co-founder Sara Showman
is a tribute to Rod Serling's timeless fantasy anthology series, but, on
another level, it is a celebration of the life lessons, morality tales,
inspirational guidelines and practical guidelines found in those classic
episodes. The book of the same title by
Mark Dawidziak (published by Thomas Dunne Books, with a foreword by Anne
Serling) features 50 life lessons drawn from classic Twilight Zone
episodes. Mark Dawidziak and Sara
Showman are the co-founders of the Largely Literary Theater Company, founded in
2002 to promote literature, literacy and live theater. Showman, an east Tennessee native, also is a
storyteller with a wide repertoire of programs for adults and children. Dawidziak, who has been the TV critic at
Cleveland's The Plain Dealer since 1999, is the author or editor of about 25
books. https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/2718439
Lamb heart is inexpensive,
economical and easy to prepare. It is
also rich in protein and essential vitamins and minerals like vitamin B-12,
iron, copper, selenium, zinc and riboflavin.
Use a low-fat method like broiling to prepare lamb heart and consume it
only occasionally and in moderation, especially if you have high cholesterol or
heart disease, as a 3-ounce serving of cooked lamb heart is high in saturated
fat and cholesterol. A cooked
lamb heart yields one serving. If you're
cooking for a group, plan on one lamb heart per person. Michelle Kerns Find
recipe at https://www.livestrong.com/article/476840-how-to-cook-lamb-heart/
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY To blame the poor for subsisting on welfare
has no justice unless we are also willing to judge every rich member of society
by how productive he or she is. Taken
individual by individual, it is likely that there's more idleness and abuse of
government favors among the economically privileged than among the ranks of the
disadvantaged. - Norman Mailer, author (31 Jan 1923-2007)
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 2218
January 31, 2020
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