Cuban libraries

This was a post from the REFORMA listserv. There are some good links here to articles and resources that talk about Friends of Cuban Libraries.
Librarians or Dissidents: Critics and Supporters of the Independent Libraries in Cuba Project, by Stuart Hamilton http://libr.org/PL/19-20_Hamilton.html
http://www.afrocubaweb.com/libraryjuice3-14-01.htm
http://libr.org/PL/19-20_Hamilton.html
http://members.allstream.net/~dchris/CubaFAQ206.html
The ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table also has a lot of information [...]

Natural disasters and ALA

I’m back a couple of weeks now from ALA in New Orleans and am still processing everything I saw. Of course, I have been thinking more about the effects of natural disasters on communities. The poor, and the most vulnerable are always the most at risk, and usually the most affected when a [...]