Daily Thoughts 05/28/2021

 


The Boletín de la Escuela Moderna of December 31, 1905. It first appeared in October 1901 and was edited by Francisco Ferrer.

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2021

I rested on the way to work.

I checked the new books display.

I posted about the Graff Denim Artwork workshops which are coming up.

I also checked on the some other programs which I am working on.

I ordered some books on the Tulsa Race Massacre which occurred in 1921.

U.S.  Book Show Why Americans Need Libraries More Than Ever

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86470-u-s-book-show-why-america-needs-libraries-more-than-ever.html

US Book Show: Watch All Our PW Editors Picks Panels

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/86488-u-s-book-show-watch-all-our-pw-editors-picks-panels.html

Banning My Book Won’t Protect My Child

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/opinion/censorship-domestic-violence-book.html

How To Research the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/05/how-to-research-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre/

 


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