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Long live the public library ! It’s not dead yet. The internet hasn’t rendered physical reference centers obsolete , thanks to millennials. According to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data on US library attendance , millennials more than other generations appear to have a use for physical libraries . They may not always come for the books, but the country’s youngest adults show up. That works out well because librarians have been designing with them in mind. Pew researchers surveyed a nationally representative population of 1,600 Americans in 2016. It found that millennials—arguably the first generation to grow up online—use public libraries more than other, older adults. More than half—53%—of survey respondents ages 18 -35 visited a public library or bookmobile within the previous year. That’s not bad for a tech- obsessed bunch deemed lost to the screen. It’s notable too that the results did not include attendance at academic libraries. That means millennials answering ...

Donald Trump might display the sort of casual sexism that would make a 1970s television host blush , yet he has a remarkably loyal and close-knit network of ladies around him, from Trump women Ivanka and Tiffany and third wife Melania to his 28-year-old interim Communications Director Hope Hicks . These women insist the image of Trump as the male chauvinist who greeted France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron with the words, ‘You’re in such good shape’ is all wrong. Trump himself says he ‘loves women’ and even claims he spent his pre- Presidential career as a feminist champion . ‘I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women, more than anybody in the construction industry’ he has said. Women who have worked for Trump paint a mixed picture of their former boss. ‘I heard him yell and scream, but I never heard him call anyone a bimbo. I never heard him demean anyone’, former Trump employee Joanne Blank told CBS News last year. But other ex Trump staff members told o...

Congregation Beth Israel Events WEST HARTFORD — Congregation Beth Israel , 701 Farmington Ave., is hosting the following events. All events are at the congregation, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 860-233-8215 or visit www.cbict.org. Shabbat Splashdown Pool Party and Havdalah: Saturday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the home of Cantor Phillips. Address provided upon RSVP. CBI's group for young professionals and graduate students hosts a light dinner with fun in the pool. A short Havdalah ceremony brings the sweetness of the evening into the rest of the week to come. Guests are asked to bring a drink or dessert to share. RSVP to Cantor Phillips by Wednesday, August 23, at lphillips@cbict.org. Celebrate CBI: Sunday, Aug. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Enjoy food, fun, family, and friends in this end-of- summer celebration , free and open to the public Torah Study will take place every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. Clergy will lead a spirited exploration and discussi...