October 2006 - Vol. 65, No. 10
Educational Outreach
Cover Story
The Library's Educational Outreach Division
supports the nation's educators with technology and resources.
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SING A SONG TO AMERICA
The "Song of America" tour brought the Library's treasures directly into selected classrooms. -
TEACHER IN RESIDENCE
One educator relates the experience of a lifetime working at the nation's library. -
FOR THE NEXT CENTURY
The Librarian of Congress testified before a House committee on the future of the Library and libraries. -
A 'NEW' WORLD
The Geography and Map Division has acquired a large, contemporary globe of the world. -
WORLD NEWS IN GLOBAL TONGUES
The Library's NDIIPP has entered into an agreement to archive high-interest foreign news broadcasts. -
'SWANN' SONG
The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon has selected three fellows for the coming year. -
UNDISCOVERED RICHES
College students unearthed and documented creative works copyrighted more than a century ago. -
JOIN THE LIBRARY, SEE THE WORLD
Summer interns processed some 20,000 nautical charts from around the world. -
PLACES NO LONGER THERE
A Library program featured historical photos of places and culture of the Middle East. -
I AM WOMAN
Saudi women are taking non-traditional leadership roles at a new women’s college in Saudi Arabia. -
GOTTA EAT
Culinary historian Barbara Haber discussed the mutually inclusive subjects of food and feminism at a Library talk. -
TRACER BULLETS
New publications on navigation, physics, green roofs, business and money are available.