Please pass the slow twitch fiber…
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
I thought it might be helpful to explain why turkeys have dark and white meat.
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Archive: November 2009 (4 Posts)
Candied yams or Candied Sweet Potatoes?
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a sweet potato and yam?
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
Origins of the Library’s ST&B Division
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
I bet most people don’t know that an estimated 40% of the Library’s books and journals are science and business materials. The significance of this can be traced back to our founding father, Thomas Jefferson, who sold his personal library to Congress in 1815 for $23,950. Jefferson collected titles from around the world in all …
Posted in: ST&B Division
Long Live the Parking Garage!
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Parking! We city dwellers often ask, “Is there parking?” before even venturing out the door. For so many of us, the statement “a really great parking space can totally move you to tears” is right on spot. On Sunday (November 1, 2009) the Washington Post’ s Philip Kennicott reported (On the spot: Putting parking in its …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos