As I have speculated for a while now, Saru’s and Tilly’s leadership arcs were, really, just an excuse to put Michael in the captain’s chair, which is hardly an impactful decision since she has occupied the entirety of the plot’s attention until this point despite having been demoted more than once and having a well-documented history of insubordination that actually got worse, rather than better, since she was catapulted into the future, initially on her own. I wish I loved you as much as Star Trek: Discovery season 3, episode 13 obviously does. Now, in large part because of Michael, everyone seems too safe for their own good.Īh, Michael. But there was definitely a sense in the early days that nobody, except perhaps Michael, was ever truly safe. Virtually all of the crew are imperiled to an extent that they might die, but none of them do, which is a shame not because I care about any of the bridge crew – I don’t know most of their names offhand, in all honesty – but because it implies that the show isn’t willing to do anything genuinely interesting anymore. The fact that all of this turns out mostly okay is a bit of a condemnation of the show’s writer’s room since it requires some rather absurd logical gymnastics and contrived plotting to pull off. It’s only link with its experimental spore drive, Stamets, has been ejected by resident one-man-army Michael Burnham, who is also being held by the Chain along with Book, who spends a good chunk of “That Hope Is You, Part 2” (Part 1 was the premiere) being tortured. Its acting captain, Sylvia Tilly, is leading the bridge crew on an against-the-odds mission to retake the ship, which has been captured by Osyraa and the Emerald Chain.

Its captain, Saru, is stuck with Culber and Adira on a highly irradiated planet in the middle of a volatile nebula with the man-child Kelpien whose temper tantrums caused the Burn. At a time when books are being censored and removed from schools and libraries across the country, it is more important than ever to encourage and support our younger readers.Things are not looking good for the crew of the USS Discovery. “I am so thrilled that the Library, along with so many of our University community members, could support a local public school library in expanding its collections and broadening its students’ access to literature. Dawes, vice provost for libraries and museums and May Morris University Librarian. “Everything we do at the Library, Museums and Press is motivated by our mission to enhance our community’s access to diverse and inclusive information resources,” said Trevor A. The book drive was held in connection with National Library Week, an annual celebration that highlights the role and value of libraries in our lives and communities. It felt good to step outside of our Library and do something good for another library within our community.”

“The students were excited to receive the books and wasted no time going through all of them to pick out their favorite. “When we pulled up to West Park Place Elementary School to drop off the books, we were greeted by kindergarteners and members of the school administration awaiting our arrival,” said Tywanda Cuffy, director of external relations, communications and development initiatives at the UD Library, Museums and Press. Duplicate copies of books will be distributed to students to take home and grow their personal libraries. Please know how much we appreciate you thinking of us and taking the time and effort to be a part of such a generous and thoughtful gesture.”įrom picture books to chapter books, the titles donated through this book drive will ensure the elementary school students have access to a wider selection of books in their Library Media Center to inspire their love for reading. I am sure that the students will be thrilled to see so many books added to our library. “They are a wonderful addition to our collection and will be greatly enjoyed by the students. “Thank you so much for the books … so kindly donated to the West Park Place library,” said Barbara D’Amico, the librarian at West Park Place Elementary School.

These books were donated to West Park Place Elementary School in Newark, a public school in the Christina School District, to enhance its library collections and benefit students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

Members of the greater University of Delaware community donated 219 books to the children’s book drive hosted by the UD Library, Museums and Press.

Book spore drive