Some highlights from special collections libraries' blogs this week.
A Fire Lookout in the White Mountains During WWII the Forest Service filled its ranks with women like Barbara Mortensen
Learning to Love Letterlocking Unlocking the secrets of historical letter folding
Delphine and Emma Early paper dolls weren't just for play, they came with moral lessons
Enclosing Knowledge and Power: A Pusaka Manuscript from Yogyakarta, Central Java

NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and

The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in a toxic haze, shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.

The lawsuit, filed by indigenous and civil society groups in the Indonesian part of Borneo, named President Prabowo Subianto and the governor of West Kalimantan among 10 defendants. The case seeks comprehensive recovery and rehabilitation measures that would include covering the healthcare costs of residents.

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A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.

Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.

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