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Will libraries look like . . . libraries . . . ever again? What might be the best direction our treasured local resource will hold in the in the future?
The New York Times suggests changes in library service in their opinion piece in the May 28, 2020 article, After the Coronavirus, Libraries Must Change. They discuss the safely delivery of books, expanding WiFi so that the digital divide is not so great that users can’t access online resources, and that, yes, we still need a physical library in our lives.
At our Burlington County Library System, their Technology For All Foundation is actively working to address unequal technology access within our communities. Check it out!
This famous quotation has been voiced over the centuries in many forms — from Marcus Aurelius in his Medications, “Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” to Harper Lee’s Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” As Ranjna Das, Director of the BCLS noted in 
Our good friend, Grover Monster from Sesame Street, was recently interviewed as to how he has gained some control of his life and offers tips as to how other children can cope during this quarantine. This National Public Radio article, 
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