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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
He’s like an encyclopedia when it comes to fashion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
To say that “On the Altar” functions more like an encyclopedia than a monograph may sound like criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
She saw several volumes of an encyclopedia set: “Antarctica to Balfe,” then “Jerez to Liberty.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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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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