Seafood and Librarians

Sarah pointed out the Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood to me. I informed Rich that we can no longer each shrimp or farm-raised salmon. He was cool with it. People are unhappy with the ways that fish are farmed. They produce a lot of "waste," and when it is all concentrated in a small space, bad things happen.

I also hit my last hearing for now. I attended the E-Rate hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. McCain was there to preside, and him, Rockefeller, and Snowe really ripped into the Feds for withholding the money to help schools and libraries internet access. Apparently, the people in charge were forced to liquidate a lot of funds, thereby creating a loss of millions due to the penalties and changes in interest rates.

This was also the most librarian hearing I've been to in DC yet. There were several people from the ALA there, and I had a chance to talk to them. I'll go to the ALA Washington Office while I'm here and try to get more involved with ALA as a whole. I'm going to be a part of it all, someday!