Day after day after MLK day - went to LWV luncheon with featured speaker Noah Price Oliver, warden of Mobile Metro Jail,  talking about prisoners, parole, etc.. Was VERY interesting. 5 C's - Care, Custody, Control while Controlling Costs. They actually have high school graduation for the GED program in Metro Jail. (some of their inmates are there for a VERY long time!). Also; lots of overlap with our homeless population - our everyday people at the library.  Best idea; donate books to the Metro Jail library. It is woefully underserved, esp the women's.

   Have been in two car accidents in the last two months, both of which totalled my car, so that's the main reason I'm way behind on blogging. (My new nickname at work is "Crash").

   Tried to read Michel Houellebecq's  Submission, it is quite well written, but I couldn't get into it. The premise is France being taken over by its Muslim population, imposing sharia law, etc. I'll try again later, it's a quality book.