By: Susie Andretta and Bernadette Daly Swanson Imagine the sound of a thousand conversations happening all at once, like a rumbling volcano bubbling with ideas and expectations. It was our first IFLA conference and the sheer volume of human activities...  Read The Full Story

Just imagine, early April in Rome not yet crowded with tourists - I went for a late night walk naturally and met a couple from Manchester. They've just arrived after a stressful journey, missed connections and a long wait at Frankfurt airport. Could I...  Read The Full Story

From the steeple of this church on April 18, 1775, Robert Newman held up two lanterns as a signal for the patriots across the Charles River to alert them that the British Regulars were advancing by sea. Paul Revere had arranged for the signal to be given...  Read The Full Story

Alongside the Illinois Firefighters' Memorial and the Illinois Police Memorial on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol, there is a colorful wall made of ceramic tile pieces. It's really a nice bright spot in an otherwise dull set of concrete buildings.

The day was sweltering as we woke from our slumber. It is never a good sign when you are sweating in your pajamas. I dragged myself out of bed with one thought, "Coffee." Something else was nagging me, but I couldn't seem to remember what it was. As I...  Read The Full Story

Welcome to Lonesome Pine Farm. My aunt gave me the farm. She had told me how she tossed a pine cone in a hole back in 1955 when she bought this farm. A pine tree grew and it is still here! It is the only pine tree we have seen around so that is how we...  Read The Full Story

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We went to the museums, to the beach and had ice creams. We swam in the sea and played on the beach. I saw a skeleton at the museum. It was covered with gold. and there was armour on it too! We thought it was a boy. He had gold pants. The ice-creams were...  Read The Full Story

Mill Creek Middle School, rural area w/ approximately 450 7th/8th graders Claremont, NC Beth_Elmore@catawbaschools.net NING-Twitter

Teacher High School -- IX. Gimnazija Zagreb, Croatia msblazic@gmail.com...  Read The Full Story