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Archive: August 2011 (11 Posts)

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Five Questions (The Intern Edition): Brian Horowitz

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

1. What is your background?  I hail from Silver Spring, Maryland, about fifteen miles away from the Library. I currently attend Montgomery College where I am studying Psychology and Neuroscience. Before starting college I had the opportunity to live in Israel where I studied Jewish texts such as the Talmud. It was a once in …

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As American as Peanut Butter and Jelly

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Today’s post is by 2011 Junior Fellow  Brian Horowitz of Montgomery College in Maryland. Brian is also the author of  the  Art of War…and of Sandwich Making and Stumbled upon in the Stacks– a brief biography of Brevet Major Alfred Mordecai. In elementary school my favorite lunch consisted of a peanut butter and jelly (PB&J)  sandwich in a brown …

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Five Questions (The Intern Edition): Ally Frueh

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

1. What is your background? My family currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. I have also lived in Davenport, Iowa; Modesto, California; and Edwardsville, Illinois. I finished my first year at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a Younglife leader for a group of high school freshman girls, an Admissions Ambassador, a member of …

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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Other Natural Disasters

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Tuesday’s 5.8 earthquake located in Virginia reminded me that the earth is alive. It also reminded me that it is important to always be prepared, because you never know what Mother Nature has in store for us. As expected, earthquakes and their effect on buildings and other structures are hot topics right now.  If you want …

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Pic of the Week: Interns from the Days of Yore

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

 This month we have been featuring pictures and stories about our current interns.  I thought it would be fun to change it up and take a look back at the Library’s interns from yesteryear. With that said, our Pic of the Week features the Library’s 1965 intern class.  These interns were outstanding library school graduates …

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A New Deal

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Today’s post continues our “Intern Month” theme and is written by Laura Beth Jackson of Mississippi State University. I have a sweet tooth.  I’ll admit it.  I’d choose sweets over “real” food any day. So, I was delighted—and surprised—to find so many bakeries around D.C.  And they are crowded! In contrast, last summer I visited …