"Stevie's continuing success in the chart, is partly down to the sheer quality of his new direction, and expressive freedom to which the Motown label had by now granted him.."
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#StevieWonder #TalkingBook #70sMusic #ClassicSoul #Motown #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/stevie-wonder-no-28-in-the-uk-albums-chart-on-my-2nd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Escutando a recriação que Macy Gray do álbum Talking Book, do Stevie Wonder.

O disco-homenagem é de 2012. Só o descobri hoje.

#talkingbook #macygray #steviewonder

Talking Book is one of those records that grows with you. Analog synths, deep basslines, soul and restraint—all best heard straight through. Paired with a clean Albariño, it’s a reminder to slow down and listen on purpose.

#StevieWonder #TalkingBook #VinylCommunity #SoulMusic #NeedleAndVine

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Federal funding cuts could impact South #Mississippi #library services

Aug. 7, 2025

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - "The Harrison County Library System is asking for support to prevent further federal budget cuts.

"If a new round of federal funding cuts is approved, it would impact the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is a federal agency and a major source of funding for local libraries.

"South Mississippi library officials said that cuts at the federal level could result in a loss of various services.

" 'We don’t want this to happen,' said Sarah Crisler-Ruskey, Director of the Harrison County Library System. “This will impact our ability to serve our patrons.'

"The federal funding helps provide #DigitalMaterials, #InterLibraryLoans to share books from other Mississippi #libraries, and grants for technology and programs.

" 'Libraries also help patrons access the #TalkingBook service. So if they are visually impaired or have a physical reason they can not hold a book, this is a free service that is funded by the same money,' said Crisler-Ruskey.

"The Harrison County Library System is asking people to contact their Mississippi congressmen and senators and let them know that the library is important to them."

https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/07/federal-funding-cuts-could-impact-south-mississippi-library-services/

#LibrariesRule #USPol #FundingCuts #LibrariesAreEssential #LibraryCuts
#LibraryServices #LoveOfReading
#BuildingCommunity #Literacy #SupportingResearch
#CriticalThinkingSkills

I am mostly listening to early-70s Stevie Wonder. Good for the soul.

#TalkingBook #Innervisions #Fullfillingness'FirstFinale