|By Chilton Staff| What makes a home? For many, protection from the elements and warmth is essential. Those same essentials are what can make your vehicle a cozy castle for creatures great and small. On wintry nights, a warm engine, tasty wires, and other chewable components can make a vehicle into an inviting “mobile home” … Read more
| By Sarah Robertson | Hispanic and Latino literature reflect the evolving cultures, histories, and challenges of people of Latin American descent. As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s worth reflecting on some of the notable authors, genres, and themes found in the Hispanic literary canon. Hispanic literature draws from a rich and complex … Read more
|By Thorndike Press Staff| Every month, LibraryReads shares the top ten books that librarians across the country love; the monthly Indie Next List compiles recommendations from knowledgeable U.S. independent booksellers. Many New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers and bestselling authors are also releasing in large print this month. Thorndike Press is happy to share that the following titles are available … Read more
| By Elizabeth Mohn | Each state and territory in the United States has a unique history and culture that contribute to the larger American national identity. By encouraging students to learn about the country’s 50 individual states, teachers can help students learn more about the country as a whole. Gale In Context: Elementary has … Read more
| By Carol Brennan | October is LGBT History Month and Gale In Context: Biography is full of incisive profiles on the many dedicated trailblazers and fearless activists who have worked over the decades to ensure equal rights in democratic societies. We’d like to start by mentioning a recent loss to the cause with the … Read more
|By Gale Staff| Gale Pages, your library’s free webpage to house all virtual learning content, has recently received enhancements! Changes have been made to both the user experience and the studio editor, allowing for faster and simpler navigation and updating. What’s New: USER EXPERIENCE Faster page load time Improved accessibility and user interface High-res icons … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Chilton has set the standard for auto repair know-how for over 100 years. Gale is pleased to share that ChiltonLibrary, trusted by do-it-yourselfers and the automotive trade, is migrating to a new user experience later this fall. Widely known for authoritative, money-saving car-care guidance your patrons need for most years, … Read more
| By Amy Hackney Blackwell | All over the Alps, people are walking on glaciers. Or in them. For the price of a cable car ticket (which is expensive because this is Switzerland and glaciers are high up), a tourist can zoom to the top of a mountain with a bird’s-eye view of a glacier … Read more
|By Heather Bassett| As schools settle into the new year, educators return to prepandemic conditions: fewer masks and less social distancing, but with much greater expectations to reinvent education and much greater obstacles to reintegrate students into the social and academic aspects of school. Education is not like it was in 2019. The recent National … Read more
|By Elizabeth Mohn| Every September, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates controversial books and people’s enjoyment of them during Banned Books Week. Usually held during the last full week of September, Banned Books Week 2022 is September 18–24. The ALA began to commemorate Banned Books Week in the 1980s, when the organization noticed an increase … Read more