Seattle Public Library topples world record domino book chain
Even in this day of e-everything and iGadgets, Seattle has a pretty vibrant public library scene. As a way to promote the library’s Summer Reading Program, the Seattle Public Library teamed up with a couple college students and created what they say is the world record for the largest domino book chain.
You can see all 2,131 books fall in this impressive video posted Monday, February 9, 2015.
Bravo to the librarians that had to put all those books back on their shelves!
SEATTLE, WA, USA — The Seattle Public Library kicked off its summer reading season by toppling 2,131 books that are part of an upcoming book sale; it took 27 volunteers and seven hours to set the new world record for the Longest Book Domino Chain, according to the World Record Academy: http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/.
The world record attempt was setup by 27 volunteers on the third floor of the Seattle Central Library with one portion of the books spelling “read.” At one point, a book had to fall from a shelf to the floor to continue the domino chain.
“We had to be packed up and out of the building by midnight,” Amy Twito, the Library’s youth program manager, said in a statement. “Everyone was so happy that we were able to break the record.”
It took seven hours to set the chain up in its entirety – however the volunteers had to go through the agony of five failed attempts when the chain was set off too early by accident.
The library brought in two college students, Luke Greenway and Laura D’Asaro, to design and execute the chain, along with 27 volunteers who set up the 2,131 books.
The books used were either donated or are out of date, and are now being sold by the Friends of Seattle Public Library to help raise money for library programs and services.
I find this reality to be very interesting. It shows me, a lay person, that the justice system in this country, in any level that you may think of, is discordant, disconnected, dysfunctional and any other “dys” you can think of.
This is a “battle” that has been raging in the USA for a while. It’s been an uphill battle and fora while it looked like there was a momentum going … a literal domino effect.
Yet, in Florida … there is one obstacle after another. The most recent being Attorney General Pam Bondi trying for the nth time to extend the existing ban past January 6 when it expires. That seems to be ironed out. Now the problem is that the clerks who issue marriage licenses are under the threat of fines and even imprisonment if they issue any licenses coming January 6, 2015.
Florida Threat: Arresting Officials Who Let Gays Get Married
Florida’s State Court Clerks Association has begun sending out notices to clerks throughout the state informing them that they may face legal action if they issue marriage licenses to same sex couples this upcoming January.
“Florida’s Court Clerks & Comptrollers’ duty is to act in accordance with Florida law,” warned the association in a statement. “Florida Statutes are unique in regard to prohibiting the issuance of a marriage license to a couple that is not a man and a woman, in that it provides that a Clerk who violates this prohibition is guilty of a criminal act and subject to a fine and/or imprisonment.”
By: Matt Baume
Florida clerks can start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in January — but if they do, they could risk arrest and jail time. An anti-gay group in Hawaii is still trying — and failing — to stop marriages. And things are still looking bad for the National Organization for Marriage.
Marriage is supposed to start in Florida on January 6th, but that doesn’t mean it will. Back in August, a federal judge ruled against the state’s marriage ban, and after months of waiting, his ruling is scheduled to finally go into effect on January 6. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi asked the US Supreme Court for another delay, but on Friday they said no, the marriages can go ahead.
The situation is complicated because as of January 6th, the ban will be officially unconstitutional, but also still on the books. Florida’s marriage ban includes some really steep penalties, and clerks who obey the judge’s ruling and issue a license could be arrested, and thrown in jail for a year. It would be crazy if that actually happened, but all it would take is a clerk willing to test the law, and a prosecutor willing test it back at them. We don’t know if that’ll going to happen, and we might not find out until the stay expires in January.
Florida clerks can start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in January — but if they do, they could risk arrest and jail time. An anti-gay group in Hawaii is still trying — and failing — to stop marriages. And things are still looking bad for the National Organization for Marriage.
