Below is a website that has a talk by Neil Gaiman on the future of libraries, and the absolute need for reading, imagining and daydreaming.
Although it is British based - it really is NO different anywhere else. There are many salient points in the article - such as being able to work out how many people will end up in prison in the next 20 or so years. It is done using a very simple algorithm which is based on the number of 11 year olds who can't read!
Or why China is now finally allowing Sci-Fi conventions to happen there - or even why a book is like a shark!
I love Albert Einstein's answer when asked how we can make our children intelligent: "Read them fairy tales - if you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."
This article is something that we all need to read - even if it is the only thing you read this weekend.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Have an awesome weekend - and may the Force (of reading) be with you!
love this!
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