Two reasons to celebrate
The first: British author Philip Pullman’s ringing defense of libraries.
The second: a video from the Best Friends Animal Society describing the work they have done to rehabilitate Michael Vick’s abused dogs:
The fact that these people gave themselves so selflessly to this effort is enough to reaffirm your faith in mankind.
I’ve been a supporter of Best Friends for a long time. You can see why.
Books to the Ceiling 
Elizabeth said,
January 28, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Hi Roberta,
I work in a library and even when I didn’t, libraries were always very near and dear to me. Pullman’s article says it all!
Elizabeth-
kathy d. said,
January 31, 2011 at 5:40 am
Yes! To Philip Pullman for his ode to libraries and readers. It is fantastic.
My nephew read his books years ago, and I read with amazement of the right-wing’s hostility to him in the U.S., and their campaigns to keep his books out of schools and libraries.
That endeared him to me.
So, now I read this terrific speech by him, and think it’s terrific. I hope it goes all over the blogosphere. I’ll send it on, too.
What is a world without libraries? People need books as surely as food and shelter, from cradle to grave.
I got my first library card at three, and have loved books ever since.