Still smarting from the shakeup in Minneapolis's library system? It could be worse. Residents of Treasure Island, Florida, will have to pay for their library cards--as much as $100 each--if the city commission has its way. Commissioners recently voted to withdraw from a larger library system, to which the town currently pays $107,132 a year. … Continue reading Who Wins, Exactly?
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Elephants Welcome
The book blog at the Christian Science Monitor profiles Twin Cities bookstores in advance of the Republican National Convention, and Magers & Quinn gets a nice mention. As manager Jay Peterson says, we're hoping for some increased evening traffic in the store, as conventioneers unwind from the day's hubbub.--David E
Tempus Fugit
Dave Freeman, author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss has died, reports the San Jose Mercury News. The paper also tells us that "Freeman's relatives said he visited about half the places on his list before he died." (His co-author visited the rest of them, however.)--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 