Turning up the heat

Oh my goodness, those first couple of days this week were hot. A very few libraries closed, especially volunteer ones, but most stayed open. A very very lucky few of those libraries had air-conditioning and made the most of it for their public. Those who had to work in the non-air-conditioned ones deserve our recognition. They were often able to at least offer shade and water but it wasn’t pleasant.Something else unpleasant is the continuing fight over what is allowed in public libraries i