<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>“In the aftermath of the horrifying racist marches, violence, and murder
at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in August 2017, people
across the country have looked to history and shared values to help
them clear their heads and find ways to move America forward.” Annie
Downey, Associate College Librarian and Director of Research Services
for Reed College, explores one amazing historic example in her new article,
“Letting Our Values and History Guide Us: Inspiration for Li<span class="gmail-text_exposed_show">braries From Myles Horton.” Please download and enjoy article here:<br> <a href="http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss2/5/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol23/iss2/5/</a><br>
‘Myles Horton, co-founded a community folk school and training center
to provide free adult education to rural Appalachian communities on
everything from life skills and reading to community building and
grassroots activism in 1932.’ “Highlander activists’ record of success
is awe-inspiring as they played an instrumental role in the growth of
worker and civil rights throughout the South. To name only a few
examples, Rosa Parks attended trainings at Highlander months before she
ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King, Jr. first
heard Pete Seeger (a Highlander regular) sing “We Shall Overcome” at
Highlander’s 25th Anniversary Celebration (Horton, Kohl, & Kohl,
1998). Horton’s focus on popular, adult community education is not only
inspiring but also instructive for libraries as we serve and educate our
communities—whether they are public, academic, or school
communities—during this time of deep political divides and strife.”<br> Post text borrowed from Annie Downey's article.<br><br></span></div><span class="gmail-text_exposed_show">Thank you,<br></span></div><span class="gmail-text_exposed_show">Charles Wood<br></span></div><span class="gmail-text_exposed_show">OLA Communications<br><br></span></div>