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Cool Treats to Beat the Heat

July in National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday of the month - July 18 this year - is National Ice Cream Day. If you can't make it to Humphry Slocombe in San Francisco to try out some interesting flavors but are looking for an excuse to…

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This Day in 1789: Bastille Day

On July 14, 1789, an angry mob approached the Bastille, a prison in France originally built as a medieval fortress, and demanded the weapons stored there. Despite resistance from the guards, the mob took the prison and released the prisoners, thus…

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GALILEO Fan: Phyllis Snipes

Dr. Phyllis Snipes, National Board Certified Library Media Specialist and Assistant Professor of Media & Instructional Technology at the University of West Georgia, says that GALILEO is the best thing that has happened to Georgia when speaking about…

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50 Years of To Kill a Mockingbird

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee on July 11, 1960. Loved by readers of all ages over the years, this Southern novel examines social issues and reveals life…

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GALILEO Fan: Clarke Middle School

Students, teachers, and staff (that includes over 600 6th, 7th, and 8th graders!) at the Clarke Middle School Media Center tell us they are fans of GALILEO because it has been giving them the POWER to LEARN for 15 years. They like that GALILEO is a…

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