National Hispanic Heritage Month: Focus on Baseball

| By J. Robert Parks | Fifty years ago this year, one of the most significant baseball players of his generation died when his plane crashed on a humanitarian mission on December 31, 1972. Roberto Clemente isn’t as well known as the iconic Jackie Robinson, but Clemente’s importance as both a baseball player and a … Read more

British Monarch Reads in Large Print

| By Thorndike Press Staff | The end of Queen Elizabeth II’s era may bring some interested readers to your public library. Remember, large print is an easy-to-read format for anyone who wants a break from screen time. The bigger font and fewer words on a page can even help keep readers engaged and awake. … Read more

Gale Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

| By Elizabeth Mohn | Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 each year, and this celebration is a perfect opportunity for teachers to help students learn about more members of this important, influential group. Gale In Context: Middle School has engaging, up-to-date resources teachers can use to help students … Read more

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

| By Carol Brennan | National Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off on September 15, 2022, and Gale In Context: Biography has been a phenomenal resource for students, teachers, and lifelong learners on this topic since the introductory volumes of Gale’s Contemporary Hispanic Biography and Notable Hispanic American Women were published in the early 1990s. Today, … Read more

September 2022 LibraryReads, Indie Next Picks, and Bestsellers

| 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 … Read more

New Titles for Gale OneFile, September 2022

Gale Academic OneFile Advanced Genetics (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower (Air University Press) Peer-reviewed Aggregate (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed Aging and Cancer (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Peer-reviewed Air & Space Operations Review (Air University Press) Peer-reviewed Animal Models and Experimental Medicine (John Wiley … Read more

Discovering Diversity in 9/11 Short-Story Fiction

| By Rebecca Parks | I remember where I was when the planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001. I was chatting about movies with coworkers at the beginning of my workday, when someone alerted us that we needed to check out the news right away; something unimaginable was … Read more

The End of an Era

|By Carol Brennan| The remarkable reign of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II ended on September 8, 2022, when the 96-year-old monarch died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her astonishing 70-year reign—the longest of any British sovereign—might be measured by noting that when she ascended to the throne of the House of Windsor upon the death of … Read more