“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” – the ZIP Code is 50
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about the history of the ZIP code.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Archive: June 2013 (3 Posts)
Exotic Earths: Exploring Planets Around Other Stars
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Are we alone in the Universe? That’s what we often wonder as we look up at the stars of the night sky. We may become particularly fascinated with this question after reading a great science fiction novel or watching a film that centers on the exploration of other planetary systems (e.g. The Star Trek franchise). …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Emily Dickinson and the Science of Poetry
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post written by Caitlin Rizzo, a staffer at the Poetry and Literature Center and a blogger for the Library’s From the Catbird Seat. Caitlin and I decided to swap blogs for the week. She wrote this piece for Inside Adams and I wrote a piece about the first, and only, poem …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts