Anyone who enjoys books (and I’m guessing that’s everyone in the library community!) will surely enjoy last Friday’s StoryCorp! Ruth Ruth Hemphill, Outreach Librarian Tennessee Library for Accessible Books & Media Tennessee State Library & Archives Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville TN 37243 Phone: (615) 741-3917 or (800) 342-3308, (toll-free) Fax: (615) 532-8856 Website: http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/labm This electronic mail may be subject to the Tennessee Public Recorfds Act, Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503 et seq. Any reply to this email may also be subject to this Act. “The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and accountability in a customer-centered environment.” – Tre Hargett, Secretary of State Secretary of State Social Media Links: www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState<http://www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState> www.facebook.com/TNStateLIbraryArchives/timeline<http://www.facebook.com/TNStateLIbraryArchives/timeline> From: NPR [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2019 5:47 PM To: Ruth Hemphill Subject: NPR.org - His Love For Books Reads Like Poetry *** This is an EXTERNAL email. Please exercise caution. DO NOT open attachments or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. - STS-Security*** [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> has sent you the following story: His Love For Books Reads Like Poetry [NPR] Ruth thought you would be interested in this story <http://click.et.npr.org/?qs=4b2a8f3ac1c76f5f5f93ed1340a47aca2d8eddf592fea75c76f6b8785e8f8f2110911ff10b15fe86eb48ec2d9537514f649869d4579bfe3336125d3c786e7b62> His Love For Books Reads Like Poetry<http://click.et.npr.org/?qs=4b2a8f3ac1c76f5f5f93ed1340a47aca2d8eddf592fea75c76f6b8785e8f8f2110911ff10b15fe86eb48ec2d9537514f649869d4579bfe3336125d3c786e7b62> At StoryCorps, Alagappa Rammohan, 79, says books are a sacred transfer of knowledge from one person to another. A book "doesn't force you to read, but it is there," he tells his daughter. Read this story<http://click.et.npr.org/?qs=4b2a8f3ac1c76f5f5f93ed1340a47aca2d8eddf592fea75c76f6b8785e8f8f2110911ff10b15fe86eb48ec2d9537514f649869d4579bfe3336125d3c786e7b62> [https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/12/20/rammohannpr_sq-fbc41952ff1fdde102d62ee1f82d0a45d9cc97f6.jpg?s=12]<http://click.et.npr.org/?qs=4b2a8f3ac1c76f5f5f93ed1340a47aca2d8eddf592fea75c76f6b8785e8f8f2110911ff10b15fe86eb48ec2d9537514f649869d4579bfe3336125d3c786e7b62> This email was sent by: NPR,1111 N. Capitol St. NE Washington, DC, 20002, United States. This message was sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.