My suburban library had a summer reading contest. I rode my bike every day to give a book report to a librarian who became a kind steady presence exemplifying what listening looked like and being listened to felt like. Contestants spent play-money earned to bid on books-to-own at a final auction.

1) began in Industrial Revolution Manchester w/ sensitivity to lack of class mobility 2) In 1936, the Scott Trust was established to ensure the paper's financial and editorial independence. The trust reinvested profits back into the paper, rather than distributing them to owners or shareholders.