Budget cuts.
The Chron's editorial page blew up with comments.
Most referred to the recent financing that's being secured for a new
soccer stadium in the East End, near Polk and Downing streets. Most wanted an explanation of why the City puts more value on bouncing balls over that of books.
One thing that I would miss if I moved to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico....the Houston Public Library. Where I can order books at my computer and browse the entire system, and in a day or two at most, pick them up at my nearest branch. Archives and current best sellers....it's all here at my fingertips.
This week I'm reading "Answered Prayers" the unfinished novel by Truman Capote.
It's kinda bleak and perverted.
Starting to see why he didn't finish it.......not sure I can.
The painting is shown above is "Detroit Library - Abandoned"
by Stephen Magsig, who brings us the Daily Postcard from Detroit.
subscribe to his daily postcard painting via your email.
1 comments:
We do have the biblioteca here in SMA. Not as good as the Houston Public Library but still there is the access to books. So far I've resisted the Kindle. First of all I think it is too expensive and secondly I'm not sure about giving up the actual book.
Post a Comment