Happy International Literacy Day!

That's right, it's finally here! It's International Literacy Day!

The theme this year is "Literacy and Sustainable Development." Awesome!

Yesterday, my church dedicated its own Little Free Library:

Nice!

Links!

• Libraries, Books, & Authors
• ‘Queen Of The Tearling' Is Your Feminist Alternative To ‘Game Of Thrones' I don't think "Game of Thrones" is particularly "anti-feminist," and I'm not a particular fan of mixing post-apocalyptic "this world" fiction with magic, but the series looks interesting. 
• Should Libraries Stock Anti-Gay Books? "Let’s begin by addressing the question of whether such books are being excluded from libraries: According to a quick search of the New York Public Library’s collections, they aren't, at least not in a supposedly liberal city like New York. The majority of the specific titles Higgins lists are currently available, so read them all, if you like."
• When Can The FBI Use National Security Letters To Go After Journalists? Why, That's Classified! 
• Is it time to end media blackouts? : The head of the Committee to Protect Journalists believes it’s no longer an effective strategy 
• When Book Reviews Go Wrong 
• Book Art Is Awesome: Creation Edition 
• Authority Issues (Ferguson and Suchlike)
• White Syracuse school guard's 'joke' gets black student with Down Syndrome to assume the position, mom says Yes, I know this was a "security guard" and not a cop. It's an authority figure with broad responsibilities meant to protect the community who instead abuses power in order to violate the rights of those he is meant to serve. And it's disgusting.
• Why California’s smartphone ‘kill switch’ law should concern journalists "To be clear, the scenario outlined above would likely represent an illegal act by law enforcement....Recent events in Ferguson, MO, remind us that abuses and police overreach happen." That's putting in mildly.
• Net & Tech
• FBI offers help to game developers suffering harassment, death threats 
• The Long Tail of the Arab Digital Spring 
• Science
• Less Than 1% Of Sweden's Trash Ends Up In Landfills 
• New Method For Attaching Prostheses Improves Quality Of Life For Amputees 
• Scientists Discover A Species of Desert Plant That Obtains Water From Rock 
• Other
• Andrew Cuomo creates fake women's party and puts himself in charge "'You really can't make this stuff up,' [Zephyr] Teachout said in a statement. 'The governor is the number one reason the Women's Equality Act failed. His Republican allies were the ones who blocked it, the Republican allies he supported over their Democratic counterparts. Most women, like me, probably find the whole thing offensive.'"
• Magic Mountain’s Colossus Roller Coaster Catches Fire; Peak Collapses 
• Sorry, Republicans: We know exactly 'what Reagan would do' about ISIS 
• So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class ... It sounds interesting!
• Nagin reports to federal prison in Texarkana