Sunday Reads: May 3

Happy weekend Great Falls!

PBS: ‘Truly the last safe haven’: Libraries serve vulnerable communities

Slate: Put restaurants outside

The Atlantic: The pandemic doesn’t have to be this confusing

The Economist: The secret – and surprising – world of rare books

The New York Times: How poor diet contributes to coronavirus risk

Reuters: Buildings closed by coronavirus face another risk: Legionnaire’s disease

CityLab: City governments will need a federal bailout too

Waste Dive: How coronavirus is disrupting U.S. waste and recycling 

Brookings: Latest NAEP results show American students continue to underperform on civics

Forbes: Will COVID-19 sound the permanent death knell of public transportation?

Curbed: Sidewalk chalk art makes a comeback

RouteFifty: Coronavirus restrictions on religious services come under DOJ scrutiny

The Atlantic: How to protect civil liberties in a pandemic

The Economist: Do low-trust societies do better in a pandemic?

Associated Press: In rural U.S., fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen

New York Times: Businesses seek sweeping shield from pandemic liability before they reopen

The Atlantic: How the pandemic will change American streets

The New Yorker: The coronavirus is rewriting our imaginations