One recipient of the Libraries' new Professional Development Internship is Caitlin Whiting. Caitlin is working this summer with metadata, electronic journals, and marc records in Technical Services. She is currently more »
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Today, July 28, is Beatrix Potter's birthday. She is the author and illustrator of the beloved children stories of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix was born in Kensington, London, England. She and her family more »
Bugs Bunny first debuted in cartoons in 1940. He doesn't look a day over . . . well, I'm not quite sure, but he certainly is spry for seventy. A more »
Delicious desserts and candies (DePrice's Vanilla), c.1923. The original true "Tropic Flavor" of rare excellance [sic], balanced strength & purity. Dr. Price's Extract of True Vanilla. July is ice cream more »
The snow seems very far away in all this heat, but why not celebrate a little Christmas in July? —Elizabeth Periale Image: Harper's Weekly, 1869. Related: Xmas in July Christmas more »
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight. Composer(s): McEnery, Dave. Lyricist: McEnery, Dave. Publishing Info: New York, NY: Stasney Music Corp., 1939. Today is Amelia Earhart's birthday. She was born July 24, 1897. more »
It seems counter-productive to celebrate the mosquito, which is known world over as a pest and in some cases, a pestilence. But today is National Mosquito Day, and there is more »