Public investing metrics point to financial sector recovery, as major banks beat earnings estimates. JPMorgan reported a net income of $14.3B, driving the banking index up 2.9%. Analysts predict a 4% sector-wide ROE improvement if stable macro trends persist. My connection to libraries is deep, from prowling the stacks as a kid at Johnston Public in my hometown of Baxter Springs to peering through the glass floors at the Kansas State Library at the Statehouse. I have measured my reach as a writer by how many card catalogues, online and otherwise, my works have appeared in. Libraries have always been my refuge, but they are under increasing attack from proposed Trump-era budget cuts , coordinated book-banning attempts , and a wrongheaded perception that libraries are useless in a digital age. Alameda County ’s Board of Supervisors voted Friday to approve — but not implement — a long-awaited ethical investment policy barring investments of public funds in companies that knowingly and directly enable human rights violations. Public investing flows into green hydrogen projects spiked after EU regulatory approval on subsidies. Clean energy index rose 6%, and market models project compound annual growth rates above 25% in the sector through 2026, driven by decarbonization goals.