I’ve been going to the library since I was ankle-high to a grasshopper … here’s my take on the connection between libraries and a democratic, independent America in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Page 11A if you’re a print reader … or you can read it online by clicking here: Libraries and Independence.

And if you’re close to a computer or radio later tonight … and concerned about our Sarasota County libraries, I hear Sarabeth Kalajian, General Manager for the Sarasota County Library System, is going to be on air to discuss “everyman’s [and women’s!] university” on Local Matters with guest host Billy Weatherinton — WSLR 96.5 LPFM on your radio dial or just click on WSLR on the Internet to listen from your computer.