Today is Cinco de Mayo!
by, Jo Carol Hebert News Headlines: May 5, 1852 “Small Mexican army defeats the French Empire at Puebla!” Cinco de Mayo Everyone loves to hear a story of the ‘underdog’ […]
“Here Comes The Bookmobile!”
by, Jo Carol Hebert 1952 – The Good Old Days One hot, summer morning, the children stopped their play. “Is it time?” his sister asked. “Will it come today?” (Her […]
Do You Know These Famous Librarians?
by, Jo Carol Hebert Classified Ads: Jobs *Needed for immediate employment: A person to be responsible for selecting, organizing, and delivering information materials to people. The person most qualified for this […]
Ada Lovelace – Pioneer ‘Computer Scientist’
by, Jo Carol Hebert Who is Ada Lovelace? (December, 1815-November, 1852) “I believe myself to possess a singular combination of qualities exactly fitted to make me pre-eminently a discoverer of […]
Maria Tallchief – ’Prima Ballerina’
by, Jo Carol Hebert Less than 100 years before ‘Elizabeth Marie ‘Betty’ Tall Chief’ was born, her ancestors were walking the ‘trail of tears’ that forced all Native Americans east […]
Matthew Henson Reaches the North Pole
by, Jo Carol Hebert “We’re off!” On July 6, 1908, Matthew Alexander Henson writes this simple but momentous message in his explorer’s journal. It is the first entry of his […]
