Librarians Step Up As Contact Tracers
With the libraries closed in San Francisco, dozens of librarians have turned their skills and desire to be helpers to virtually training, through the University of California, as contact tracers for COVID-19. “Librarians are an obvious choice for the job, says Fagundes, who normally works at the information desk of the San Francisco Main Library. They’re curious, they’re tech savvy, and they’re really good at getting people they barely know to open up.”
Book On Trump To Reveal Tax Document Leak
The Daily Beast has reported that Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece, will be publishing a tell-all this summer in which she reveals, among other things, herself as the person who had leaked Donald Trump’s taxes to The New York Times. “Details of the book are being closely guarded by its publisher, Simon & Schuster, but The Daily Beast has learned that Mary plans to include conversations with Trump’s sister, retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, that contain intimate and damning thoughts about her brother, according to people with knowledge of the matter.” Too Much And Never Enough will release on August 11th.
Working Together
Forty Iowa colleges and universities came together for a joint membership with Open Textbook Network in the ongoing effort to make higher education more affordable. “Working with the Open Textbook Network and our postsecondary partners across Iowa ensures faculty have access to resources needed to maximize learning and minimize financial burden on students.”
Great Initiative!
The #BlackoutBestsellerList and #BlackPublishingPower initiatives urge readers to buy two books by Black authors from June 14-June 21st in an effort to amplify Black voices.