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ALA Releases “State of America’s Libraries 2021” Report | LJ infoDOCKET
ALA Releases “State of America’s Libraries 2021” Report Filed by Gary Price on April 5, 2021 NOTE: Included in State of America’s Libraries Report 2021 is the list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020. The complete list and additional resources can be accessed here. From the American Library Association: Today, the American…
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Household wealth grew 135% for one income group since 2009
Wealth is rising, but at different rates The nation is facing a pandemic-fueled economic recession, but so far, household wealth has not decreased the way it did during the Great Recession. What’s different about household wealth now? USAFacts breaks down how wealth has grown in America since 2009 in this new report. Source: Household wealth grew…
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Microsoft revealed the latest truths about working from home. One is truly disturbing | ZDNet
As many drift from working from home to a more hybrid model, what has been lost? And who has really, really gained? Microsoft knows things aren’t good. By Chris Matyszczyk for Technically Incorrect | April 4, 2021 — 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT) | Topic: Working from home: How to get remote work right The headline…
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Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Are Very Effective, Report Says – The New York Times
The coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are proving highly effective at preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections under real-world conditions, federal health researchers reported on Monday. Consistent with clinical trial data, a two-dose regimen prevented 90 percent of infections by two weeks after the second shot. One dose prevented 80 percent of infections by…
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San Diego Library borrowing plunged 90 percent during pandemic, but bounced back some – The San Diego Union-Tribune
More branches likely to open, expand services soon if COVID-19 trends stay positive By David Garrick, March 28, 2021 5 AM PT SAN DIEGO — Borrowing at San Diego’s city libraries is down more than 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic as residents transitioned to a world dominated by curbside checkouts, electronic books and branches where browsing is…
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Public Libraries and the Pandemic
Digital Shifts and Disparities to Overcome Shutterstock By: Lisa Guernsey and Sabia Prescott and Claire Park Last updated on March 1st, 202 This report discusses findings and recommendations from New America’s national survey on public libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fall and winter of 2020, New America embarked on a snapshot study to gather data on…
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How to Prevent Foggy Glasses While Wearing a Face Mask | AARP
Solutions for when your specs fog up include special lenses, wipes, sprays and a better-fitting mask by Peter Urban and Barbara Stepko, AARP, February 26, 2021 | Comments: 163 En español | Masks are a crucial way to decrease the spread of COVID-19, but these mouth-and-nose coverings cause a few nuisances, including fogged-up eyeglasses. When…
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After the Year of No Bras, Things Are Looking Up | Vanity Fair
When the shutdown left us stranded at home, some women clamored for a tangible sense of freedom. A year later, one writer reassesses the bra with help from an O.G. expert, an Instagram-savvy start-up, and Seinfeld. By Laura Regensdorf, March 10, 2021 It took me 351 days to take off my shirt for a stranger…
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Doomscrolling Is Slowly Eroding Your Mental Health | WIRED
Checking your phone for an extra two hours every night won’t stop the apocalypse—but it could stop you from being psychologically prepared for it. It’s 11:37 pm and the pattern shows no signs of shifting. At 1:12 am, it’s more of the same. Thumb down, thumb up. Twitter, Instagram, and—if you’re feeling particularly wrought/masochistic—Facebook. Ever…
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The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers — ProPublica
by Alec MacGillis In Hobbs, New Mexico, the high school closed and football was cancelled, while just across the state line in Texas, students seemed to be living nearly normal lives. Here’s how pandemic school closures exact their emotional toll on young people. Source: The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers — ProPublica
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What it felt like to live through a year of the coronavirus pandemic – Washington Post
Stories of what it felt like to live through the shutdown. Dancing alone, canceling weddings, missing touch, missing one another and feeling alone together. The coronavirus pandemic brought out stories of profound grief and heroic resolve. These are not those stories. Instead, at this one-year mark, Style reporters set out to note some of the…
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A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic | Pew Research Center
By Claudia Deane, Kim Parker and John Gramlich, March 5, 2021 About a year ago, state and local governments in the United States began urging residents to adjust their work, school and social lives in response to the spread of a novel coronavirus first identified in China. Americans could agree on a few things at…
