10,000 books were tossed at a London school. Librarians say there are other ways to give books a second life The province says it is halting all current and future school library reviews by Kendra Seguin https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/beal-library-old-book-purge-9.7040273 Librarians at PG:
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She Is an Icon of Finnish Art. Now Modernist Helene Schjerfbeck Takes a Global Stage The Finnish master whose name you should know is the subject of a major solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Annikka Olsen
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She Is a Finnish Art Icon. Now Helene Schjerfbeck Takes a Global Stage
Helene Schjerfbeck, the Finnish master whose name you should know, is the subject of a major solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Top 30 Western Art Movements with Lasting Impact, from Classical to Conceptual "A complete timeline of the top art movements in Western history, including core traits, famous artists, and must-see works."
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Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
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Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
It took 90 years to complete. But, in 2011, scholars at the University of Chicago finally published a 21-volume dictionary of Akkadian, the langua...
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Going to the Moon: Early Cartography of the Lunar Surface The lunar maps shown in this post were created long before satellite images became available. The topography is highly detailed and the historical backgrounds of the astronomers who created them are compelling. by: Cynthia Smith (from the archives)
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The lunar maps shown in this post were created long before satellite images became available. The topography is highly detailed and the historical ...
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"Call me Ishmael." Readers dive into New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th 'Moby-Dick' marathon by Andrea Shea
Readers dive into New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th 'Moby-Dick' marathon
“Call me Ishmael” — one of the most famous first lines in literary history — has been enthralling Herman Melville fans at the New Bedford W...
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