Op-Ed

Robert Oakes working on a 3D remake of a flyswatter from an educational kid’s game called Math Swatters. Submitted photo

Reduce, reuse, read: Earth month at the library

Each year, we celebrate and reflect on the beauty and abundance of our planet—and the importance of considering our impact through the lens of three pillars: reduce, reuse, recycle. From an early age, these three “R” words were ingrained in my mind. The alternate three “R’s” (reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic) never made much sense to […]

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