| Libraries obsolete? No way, say Millennials Posted: 14 Aug 2017 01:26 PM PDT ![Libraries obsolete? No way, say Millennials]( "Libraries obsolete? No way, say Millennials") Ms. Charry, who is in her mid-20s, recently earned her master's in library science and now works as a part-time librarian for various Boston Public Library (BPL) branches. Charry says "more and more" Millennials are interested in being librarians. And just as we need to rethink the stereotypical librarian, she says, we need to reimagine what libraries can do for young people. "Before I started working in a library I would hang out in libraries all the time, just as a place where people are willing to have a conversation or make recommendations for me," says Charry, in between helping patrons at Boston's South End branch.
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| In Charlottesville aftermath, Europe sees widening divide with US Posted: 14 Aug 2017 01:02 PM PDT ![In Charlottesville aftermath, Europe sees widening divide with US]( "In Charlottesville aftermath, Europe sees widening divide with US") President Trump's initially vague critique of the white supremacist march through Charlottesville, Va., is being viewed in Europe as a clear sign of divergence between American and European leadership in the face of new expressions of hate in the West. Europeans have expressed doubts about Trump's commitment to post-war bodies such as NATO and to the liberal ideals that undergird the transatlantic relationship. Trump more forcefully denounced white nationalism Monday, telling journalists at the White House that "racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups." For some observers, however – even across the Atlantic – the delay meant it rang hollow.
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| After Charlottesville, a calling out of claims on racial superiority Posted: 14 Aug 2017 12:18 PM PDT ![After Charlottesville, a calling out of claims on racial superiority]( "After Charlottesville, a calling out of claims on racial superiority") Whether through peaceful rallies, prayer vigils, or family discussions, many Americans gave a strong reproof to the claims of racial superiority that were behind the Aug. 12 violence in Charlottesville, Va. Their president may have failed to quickly join the widespread condemnation. The popular rebuke of racial hatred after Charlottesville, however, seems hardly enough after so many high-profile cases of racially charged violence in the United States.
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| Washington's response to Charlottesville attack: three questions Posted: 14 Aug 2017 06:44 AM PDT ![Washington's response to Charlottesville attack: three questions]( "Washington's response to Charlottesville attack: three questions") August is supposed to be quiet in Washington. But sudden violence in Charlottesville, Va., is roiling US politics and confronting officials from the president to vacationing lawmakers with a test of their ability to respond to the nation's bitter and enduring racial divisions.
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