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Did everyone routinely use the encyclopedia, or read the Steinbeck novel, or listen attentively to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony?
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
In his words: "They showed us a whole encyclopedia of movement and positioning in football."
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The encyclopedia cites a 1939 Sunday Oregonian article stating that Thompson had been an auto mechanic when he invented the screw.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He’s like an encyclopedia when it comes to fashion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
“If I could, I’d write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence. It’s with those words that the universal language is written.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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National Librarian Day
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
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