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Archive: March 2016 (15 Posts)

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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear or Read

Posted by: Danna Bell

In the most recent "Right to the Source" column in NSTA’s magazine The Science Teacher, Michael Apfeldorf discusses reactions in the early 20th century to reports of life on Mars. He explains that as early as 1894, scientists noted that conditions on Mars would not support life, but wild theories persisted in popular media. That reminded us of the Library's many April Fools' Day posts featuring primary sources that should not be taken at face value.

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Teachers: Ask Us Anything about the Rosa Parks Papers–Reddit AMA Tuesday, March 29 9am-12 ET

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

This Tuesday, teachers and school librarians will have an opportunity to ask Library of Congress experts about the Rosa Parks papers. A Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session from 9 to 12 a.m. (ET) in the AskHistorians subreddit will include education specialists from the Library, as well as staff who organized and described the papers of this civil rights legend.