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Because There’s NOTHING Trivial about Trivia

I have a vivid memory of accompanying my mom to the library sometime in the mid '70s. She was on a mission to definitively resolve (OK win) an argument that had been simmering between my dad and her for days. 

Blue Suede Shoes
What year did the song Blue Suede Shoes first hit the charts? 

My dad insisted 1954, my mom 1956. The debate was heated.

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Free Books, Free Minds

The idea of freedom can be taken for granted pretty easily nowadays. We face so many choices on a daily basis that we might forget what it means even to have a choice. How often do we consider it when we enter the library looking for a book to read?

What if we were not allowed access to something on the mere basis that someone else disagreed with its contents and thought it should be removed?

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