Libgen, it appears, is no longer actively functional. Its various mirror sites are available, but it seems new books are not being added. When it was active, Libgen would sometimes upload a PDF before the official release! Libgen has done more for promoting scholarship in the global south than any other organization or funding agency. I hope it returns to its normal status. A lot of scholarship depends on Libgen!
Connecting young people to digital networks serves no purpose if they remain disconnected from themselves, others, and their own interiority. We must help young people rediscover silence, reflection, the ability to ask questions, the depth of relationships, and openness to transcendence. To listen to the soul, we must lend an ear, because the soul's voice is not a shout, but a whisper.