Mar 27 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the $2 trillion CARES Act (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, a sweeping economic stimulus package which includes significant funding for libraries, schools, and the arts.)
Specifically, the package includes $50 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for digital inclusion projects, $75 million each for the National Endowments for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a hefty $30.8 billion in relief for schools and colleges.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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