this yellow library with black box has tiny xmas lites attached around it. small & medium sized…read morebooks, mostly fiction. some children's books. reads. "Escape From Freedom" (Erich Fromm) -the rise of market capitalism leaves the worker with freedom that isn't easily attainable. rather than pursuing it individually, the worker entrusts the task to the prevailing political wind. -after Nazism achieved political power. Germans, not wanting to be left out when other political parties were abolished, acquiesced to Nazi policies, going with a winner. -Nazism appealed to the lower middle class who were resentful, hateful of the petty bourgeois, loved the strong, hated the weak. they were petty, hostile, suspected and hated the stranger. to avoid Nazism, Fromm advises democracies to allow citizens to think/act independently in a freer society.

this old fashioned white little library (#143662) looks grayish in real time. it has a mix of…read morenonfiction and fiction books, a few children books. it's an old style 2 level affair. it's located a street awau from fairway. address looks strange. reads: "They Called Us Enemy" (George Takei) -it's a graphic memoir George Takei who is known for his role as of Sulu in "Star Trek". -story starts with his childhood involuntary incarceration with over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans in 10 concentration camps thruout the arid deserts in the US. -his crime was being Japanese in an aura of anti-Japan/anti-Asian animus. the Japanese were hated for being too efficient in farming and occuping valuable farmland. competitors and the government salivated at seizing their land and property for pennies. *this is comparable to the Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma during 1921 when city officials wiped out black wall street in greenwood for being too self-sufficient and competing with white businesses. heroics of the 442nd "go for broke" all-Japanese regiment with the highest casualty rate in WW2 is also mentioned.. Takei has done countless acting bits before being Sulu and many voices & acting gigs since. he's very talented, active in civil rights, community affaris & many artistic endeavors... in 1992, U.S. government legislation passed stating the it's actions in WW2 was based on "racial prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership", a presidential apology was given and reparation of $20,000 was given to each surviving 82,219 Japanese Americans who had been interned. *actually got "Charlie Chan is missing", an Asian American anthology here. Takei book is from regular library. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

this lite green library(#101960) has a variety of children's books. the 2 shelves within are not…read moretall enough to fit the book i am reviewing. reads: "The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family" (17.99) by Olympic Medalist Ibtihaj Muhummad with S.K. Ali as writer and Hatem Aly as artist -book is quite pricey for a beginner's reader book. try the local library -story is about older sister's Asiya's first day of wearing a hijab in school, -she knows there will be misunderstandings but Asiya is strong about educating others what she is wearing. -there are sceptics/harassers, she ignores them, wears her hajib proudly... -this book will be inspirational for young Muslims and educational for others.

Little Free Library (charter # 73803) is a yellow book box with a brown roof. it's transparent see…read morethru dark brown framed door opens to the left. books within mostly young adult fictions/nonfictions. reads: Great Expectations, Charles Dickens -young English pauper is enriched by unknown benefactor. upon discovering same is a convict, he decides to stop taking his $$. eventually changes mind, tries to help convict escape. -upon becoming a gentlemen, he lives comfortably but isn't able to purse his true love life, literally dying in his efforts. (forgot story, had to read summary) *Dickens & Shakespeare were my fav classic english authors.

this bigger than usual blue library has mostly children's books and a few fictions…read more reads: "The Moon is Down" (John Steinbeck) *this novel was written in response to the Nazi invasion of Europe. the country occupied wasn't named. it could have been any country that had snow. the book was widely read and disseminated in occupied Europe. -small town in Europe was quickly "conquered" by invaders but the invaders could not rest. they were slowly being killed. though the killers got the death penalty, this didn't stop the resistance. -the invaded people believed they would eventually drive out the invaders.

this lite green olde library with a slanting red roofs is sparsely filled with children's and…read morenonfiction books. reads: "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" (Michelle Zauner) -Japanese Breakfast lead M. Zauner was starting to achieve critical acclaim for her Indie pop album " Jubilee" when her Korean mother died of cancer. -this novel memorializes her times with her mom: trips to Korea, shopping tours to H Mart, a Korean super Grocery, and learning to cook Korean food to remember her mom. *she got recipes from friends, online, and from Maangchi.

this brown roofed library (#62038) has a yellow paintjob with a green ledge window. within are…read morechildren's and nonfiction books Reads: "Game, Set, Sisters!: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams" -story begins with the 5 Williams Sisters practicing tennis in Compton, Ca. under the guidance of their father. -because they didn't belong to cushy country clubs nor have top-notch coaches, they had to improvise to develop stronger arms, faster speeds, smart strategies, and graceful techniques. only Venus & Serena continued playing but not as competitors to each other. they each had different skills. -despite encountering hostility and racism, Venus & Serena succeeded in winning many major tennis matches. -in 2016, they returned to Compton to rebuild a tennis court in Compton so the community could have clinics and instructors to learn tennis from.

this tri level beige/vanilla library has children's books and fictions. sometimes there's produce…read more(summer) and pantry items but not today. reads: "Little Legends: The Magic Looking Glass" (Tom Percival) *geared for young readers -in a mystical land, a branch of "Story Tree" was stolen, this brought dismay and destruction to it's inhabitants. -Hansel, Gretel, and Wolfie had to fight the forces of evil: trolls, imps, the big bad wolf, etc. while searching for the branch. -they defeated the badies by destroying the magic looking glass, thus breaking a spell that turned creatures into stone. -they recovered the missing branch but had to hide it in a new location. they discovered the mayor was deceitful/dishonest about the tree, using it for his political advantage.

Little Free Library (charter #90042) is quirky. it's frontage is painted black with a big yellow…read moreheart with the message: "read a book Wear a Mask!" within. brown trim and grey rooftop that feels dutch. inside is a variety of fictions, nonfictions, children's books. reads: Sun Tzu- "The Art of War" -ancient war techniques studied the world over. also repurposed for studying the stock market, business, personal life and "BE WATER".

this little free library (#108367) was literally a dark blue frigidaire refrigerator before it was…read morea library. it's filled with children's fiction and nonfiction books. read: "What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives won the Heart of American" (Thomas Frank) -in it's infancy, Kansas was an anti-slavery state. they literally had battles with pro slavery Missouri. Populism among the farmers was strong. *Frank is a native of Kansas. his book reveals how Kansas changed. -Kansas was once dominated by "country club Republicans" whom the farmers disliked. outside Republicans ousted the "club" by linking them to coastal elitists, i.e. media, educational elites, government bureaucrats. -the new Republicans pushed "culture war" issues: abortion, homosexuality, media & religion but not economic ones. they were founded with corporate $$. -the New Democrats (Clinton) also skipped economic issues, thus losing the farm and working class voters. they wanted to pursue corporate donations and moderate Republican voters. new Dems also funded with corporate $. -Kansas lost good paying factory jobs when corporations moved factories. only low wage meat packing plants opened in Kansas employing imported labor.