This post was written by Monica Valentine, Program Specialist in the Library’s Center for Literacy, Learning and Engagement 1968 was a turbulent year. Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, and protest movements echoed across the world. The summer Olympics in Mexico City were no exception to this backdrop. During the medal ceremony, …
This blog post was written by Kimberly Grossett, a Junior Fellow in the Library’s Informal Learning Office. During the summer, many families take to the road to their favorite vacation spots. Whether it’s to the beach, the mountains, anywhere in between, these journeys don’t have to be boring. Travelers on Route 66–the “Mother Road”– have …
This is a guest blog by Mel Hawkins, Teaching with Primary Sources Intern at the Young Reader’s Center and Programs Lab. For information on this intenship opportunity, please follow this link. To celebrate Arbor Day today this year, maybe you and your family will go for a nature walk around your neighborhood or the local …
