AndoverMagSpring2015

Laguna Pueblo:A Photographic Historyby Lee Marmon and Tom Corbett ’56University of New Mexico PressIn the 1960s, Lee Marmon, a NativeAmerican who became an acclaimedphotographer, and Tom Corbett, a PAgrad and newly minted doctor, forgeda friendship when both were living in New Mexico’s LagunaPueblo. Back then, Corbett envisioned providing the text for abook of Marmon’s photos documenting the life of the pueblo;now, more than four decades later, that vision has beenrealized in this striking volume.Portraits of Purpose:A Tribute to Leadershipby Don West and Kenneth J. Cooper ’73Three Bean PressVeteran journalist Kenneth Cooperprovided the extensive text thataccompanies photographer Don West’sportraits of 127 Boston-based AfricanAmerican leaders and their allies. Theportraits make up a virtual who’s who in the worlds ofactivism, education, the arts, politics, and more, stretchingfrom Dick Gregory to Brother Blue, from State Senator SoniaChang-Diaz to Nina Simone. Their stories, rich in anecdote, arepresented with an eye for telling detail.INADDITIONThe Highland Dragon’s Ladyby Isabel Cooper (Isabel Kunkle) ’01SourcebooksThe Assault on International Lawby Jens David Ohlin ’92Oxford University Press—Written by Jane DornbuschBeen published recently? Please send your book to Jane Dornbusch,Office of Communication, Phillips Academy, 180 Main St., Andover MA01810-4161. After your book is announced, it will be donated to the OliverWendell Holmes Library. Autographed copies appreciated! Regrettably, due tothe high volume of books written by alumni, not all books will be featured inthe Andover Bookshelf. Selection is at the discretion of the class notes editor.BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Everin the Age of Googleby John PalfreyBasic BooksOver the past 25 years or so, dozens of public librariesthroughout Massachusetts have been built, renovated, orexpanded with help from the state’s Public Library ConstructionProgram (MPLCP). These improvements, however, didn’t comewithout some community opposition, at least initially. Whyrenovate, argued the naysayers, when the digital era was fastrendering libraries obsolete?Fortunately, the naysayers were wrong. Towns across the statereport that these updated libraries see more traffic than ever,and library skeptics might consider picking up (at the library,perhaps) Head of School John Palfrey’s spirited, persuasivedefense of libraries. These crucial public institutions, he writes,are not only still relevant—they are more necessary and vital toa healthy democracy than ever.Palfrey acknowledges that libraries are facing a crisis. If they aremerely quaint vestiges of the analog era or glorified readingrooms, they will indeed become obsolete; the key, for librariesand those who support, staff, and use them, is to integrate theold and the new to redefine the institution. The success of thisredefinition will depend upon political will, creativity, financialsupport, and a degree of risk-taking, but failure is not anoption, for the stakes are huge. Writes Palfrey, “The knowledgethat libraries offer and the help that librarians provide are thelifeblood of an informed and engaged republic.” Withoutthem, he says, “Our democracy will be put at unnecessary risk.”Andover | Spring 201563