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The article "Resilient Germany, a Winter's Tale" discusses Germany's resilience as a society and economy. It raises questions about how much stress a society can withstand before a serious crisis occurs. Resilience is defined in sociology as a society's ability to cope with external disruptions without changing its essential system functions. Germany is considered resilient because it has well-functioning public institutions such as schools and universities. Additionally, the article highlights the good financial resources in the education system and the low unemployment rate. It emphasizes that as an industrial nation, Germany can rely on its abilities to overcome numerous challenges and problems. [Extracted from the article]

A correction to the June 29, 2022 edition of "AL Direct" about misidentifying Tressie McMillan Cottom as a librarian is presented.

The article offers information on the 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference which highlights the need on preserving and supporting libraries, museums, and public art galleries as community assets critical to the future of democracy in Canada. It cites author and sociologist Eric Klinenberg who wrote about libraries and civil society which can be found at nytimes .com/2018/09/08/opinion/sunday/civilsociety- library.html.