Just Links Today

Links!

• Downtown library becomes popular wedding venue Part of me thinks, "If I had it to do over again..." Part of me thinks, "Oh, Lord, how would we ever get any work done?!"
• Libraries are Surprisingly Popular, and Oh Yeah, They Also Make You Awesome Well, I think you're awesome to start with - maybe awesome people are just drawn to libraries, or libraries help you maximize your awesomeness.
• Happy birthday, Anna Sewell! She wrote Black Beauty, one of the first books I ever fell in love with, and a very powerful story. 
• Happy birthday to Vincent van Gogh, too! If you don't know his life story, go read it. He was a fascinating man.
• Science continues to be awesome: Medics Given The Go Ahead For A Trial Of Suspended Animation; Spray-On Nanofibres Bind Surgical Wounds
• I don’t believe in God. But teaching children about religion is one of the most important things I will ever do. A very interesting take on Religious Education, one I happen to agree with, although I do believe in God. Religion is not an aberration, and it is difficult - probably impossible - to understand most cultures without understanding their religious beliefs.