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Book Scandal Leads To Jail Time

Last year, The Baltimore Sun published an article accusing then Mayor Catherine Pugh of having the medical system pay her for her self-published kids’ health book, Healthy Holly, when she was on the board of the University of Maryland Medical System. She has since resigned as mayor and yesterday was sentenced to three years in prison, three years probation, and ordered to pay around $412,000 in restitution while also forfeiting almost $670,000 worth of property.

The Reading Machine

Here’s an interesting article looking at the future of reading and books by looking at a machine designed to read and then create its own book of poetry. “Once every page in the book has been read, interpreted, and illustrated, the system publishes the results using an online printing service. The resulting volume is then added to a growing archive we call The Library of Nonhuman Books.” More like the no-humans-needed machine, am I right?

Merger Time

The 150+ year-old Brooklyn Historical Society is planning to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library, which will combine their impressive collections at BHS’ 1881 Brooklyn Heights headquarters. Bonus: “Admission to Brooklyn Historical’s exhibitions and collections will be free to the public.”