John Hubbard – Medium: “…I hope that any libraries remaining open shutter before it’s the obvious choice to make, because by then it could very well be too late for some people. It sounds awfully melodramatic, but when you have deans and mayors talking about the need to provide WiFi or books to students as outweighing an actual life, that’s just as absurd. Another librarian put it to me this way: it’s almost as if we’re after the type of hero worship that comes with bringing water to people after a natural disaster. I do see some silver linings in a nearly altogether bad situation. The planet is enjoying a breath of fresher air, for example. And maybe we’re similarly due for brighter days ahead, along with an increased awareness regarding the types of changes which are possible, especially in the light of a newfound realization of what’s truly important. As things start returning to normal, well, maybe they ought not to entirely—since the old normal exacerbated a lot of these problems. Everyone should consider the optimal ways for rebooting a good deal of our traditional practices, when all is said and done, with a few big adjustments for the better. The most positive outcomes resulting from this crisis may be best characterized by Avatar Aang: “When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.”…