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Meet Author Marilyn Johnson

July 1, 2010

Celebrating Librarians as Superheroes
Dear Readers,

marilyn johnsonMarilyn Johnson, author of "This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All," is a vocal advocate for librarians, celebrating the unseen faces and facets of the library world.
 
"[T]he truth is, with all librarians that I meet, if you think you know what type they are, if you stand there and talk to them for a little while, they're each spectacularly individual," Johnson told findingEducation. Learn more about Johnson at the Digital Teachers' Lounge blog.

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Quiztory: Week of June 26

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Test your students' knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea's "On This Day" column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.

1. What treaty was President Kennedy trying to work out when he gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech?
 
2. Where did Joseph Smith and his followers go after being driven out of Missouri? 
 
3. For Germany, what was the most contentious part of the Treaty of Versailles? 
 
4. What was the first play performed at the Globe Theatre?
 
5. Who invited President Abraham Lincoln to speak at the opening ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery?
   
Check your answers on Monday by visiting the Digital Teachers' Lounge blog.

What's coming up next week?
 
On This Day
July 3: On This Day: US Navy Shoots Down Iran Air Passenger Flight
July 4: On This Day: Declaration of Independence Published
July 5: On This Day: Elvis Presley Makes First Professional Recording
July 6: On This Day: First Baseball All-Star Game Played
July 7: On This Day: UFO Sighting Reported in Roswell, NM
July 8: On This Day: Saddam Hussein Survives Assassination Attempt
July 9: On This Day: 14th Amendment Ratified

Happy Birthday
July 3: Happy Birthday, Franz Kafka, Author of "The Metamorphosis"
July 4: Happy Birthday, Neil Simon, Award-Winning Playwright
July 5: Happy Birthday, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American Ambassador to Vietnam
July 6: Happy Birthday, Tenzin Gyatso, Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama
July 7: Happy Birthday, Robert A. Heinlein, Science Fiction Writer and Author of "Stranger in a Strange Land"
July 8: Happy Birthday, John D. Rockefeller, America's First Billionaire
July 9: Happy Birthday, David Hockney, British Pop Artist

Sincerely,

The Newsletter Team
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