A new monthly Libraries ACT newsletter. Each edition will bring a curated snapshot of what’s happening across our libraries, from upcoming events and programs to new collections, digital resources, behind the scenes stories, and much more.
https://comms.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/libraries-act-monthly-newsletter
“The Future is Analog:
How to Create a More Human World” by David Sax, 2022
Sax takes our minds back to the pandemic - our trial run of a digitally dominated future. It was good to be reminded of what it was like.
This is a thought provoking book. Most important are human needs, desires and experiences - best met in “analogue” life. The digital is to support it, not replace it. Chapters on work, school, commerce, the city, culture, conversation and soul.
Borrowed from #LibrariesACT
"Coming up short : a memoir of my America" by Robert Reich
A great read. Personal memoir, political history and deep social and economic insight. Most memorable line: "Hillary, this is my friend Bill. Bill, meet my friend Hillary."
Borrowed from #LibrariesACT
“Frog. The Secret Diary of a Paramedic” by Sally Gould (2025)
Ambos. “Life as a paramedic … can be traumatic, gross, dull, hilarious and magical.” A great Australian read. Just finished (from #LibrariesACT)
“A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021 insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath …”
Oath and honor : a memoir and a warning
Liz Cheney, 2023
Great to have long form writing on this. Not dated by subsequent events. Borrowed from #LibrariesACT
“If directionally motivated reasoning is like being a soldier fighting off threatening evidence, accuracy motivated reasoning reasoning is like being a scout forming a map of the strategic landscape.”
“The Scout Mindset:
Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t“
by Julia Galef
Lots of helpful concepts.
Borrowed from #LibrariesACT
“On Freedom“ by Timothy Snyder
Although US centric, it is of broader interest. Written at the end of 2023 it is fully relevant in light of subsequent events in US. I don’t share his confidence in a fusion energy future.
Just finished reading. In demand but quick turnaround at #LibrariesACT
Reading "Ms & Mrs Gould" and finding similarities between John Gould and (the much younger) George French Angas in terms of ambition, Queen Adelaide patronage, commercial approach, format, and even appropriation of the works of others.
Angas intended to illustrate #SouthAustralia’s settlements, scenery, First People and any natural history not covered by Gould's "Birds".
Borrowed from #LibrariesACT where it is in high demand. #S_T_Gill #1840s #colonialArt
Chery (Great Australian Pods)
David Coombe