Daily Thoughts 11/02/2020

 


Wood Block Forgery by Islam Akhun and sold to George Macartney, 1896

Daily Thoughts 11/02/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning.

I also read some more of The History of Writing.  I am reading about writing in the fertile crescent covering India, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.

I also read a little more of Active Measures.  There is quite a bit about forging documents to mislead bureaucrats in East Germany during the cold war.


Why Lockdown Was the Plot Twist Libraries Needed

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/26/lockdown-plot-twist-libraries-needed-ebooks


Kiwanis: African Library Effort Continues Despite Pandemic

https://ladailypost.com/kiwanis-african-library-project-continues-despite-pandemic/



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