| By J. Robert Parks | It’s difficult for most people, much less young people, to imagine a time before cars, but the rise of the automobile is only about 100 years old. In fact, it was 100 years ago this week, on April 15, 1924, that the first Rand McNally Road Atlas was published … Read more
| By Ellen Rutledge and Alex Suzore | Gale knows libraries. For 70 years, we have been a vital partner for libraries across the country—in fact, more than 88% of public libraries and 84% of high school students in the United States have access to Gale resources. So when Randy Riley, state librarian of Michigan, … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Millions of Americans struggle with their mental health, though many forgo treatment due to cost, stigma, and accessibility issues. For this reason, free community wellness resources—such as those often available through a public library—play a critical role in mental health information and outreach. Readily available information and low-cost or free … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | As winter turns to spring, car owners brush off the mud and dirt and do needed maintenance and repairs before embarking on summer road trips. Do snow tires or wiper blades need to be changed? How are the brakes? Does your ride need a spring cleaning? Maybe the car looks … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Educators’ focus on teaching students about money once consisted of straightforward lessons about calculating interest rates, creating a savings account, and basic budgeting. Now, with the ever-increasing talk about digital currencies gaining traction across YouTube and TikTok, teaching financial literacy has shifted to include concepts like Bitcoin and blockchain. While … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Since the start of the twenty-first century, new initiatives in American education have stressed the importance of teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to help prepare students for jobs when they enter the workforce. Although readying students for future careers is an important goal of STEM, teachers may want … Read more
| By Gale Staff | June 18 is Autistic Pride Day, a celebration of self-advocacy organized by the autism community to “promote inclusion, understanding, and neurodiversity . . . on [a] journey towards a more inclusive world for Autistic people.” The holiday was spearheaded in 2005 by Aspies for Freedom after members of the group … Read more
| By J. Robert Parks | There are certain public figures who are seen as embodying their generation, and if they die before they reach old age, especially in tragic ways, their deaths can be seen as the end of an era. So it was with President John F. Kennedy in 1963, with John Lennon … Read more
| By K. Lee Lerner | The product of celestial mechanics, Earth’s rotational dynamics, and one’s vantage point, a total solar eclipse will cross swaths of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada on April 8, 2024. It will be the last total solar eclipse visible in the continental U.S. until 2044. So many people are reportedly … Read more
| By J. Robert Parks | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO was founded seventy-five years ago this week, on April 4, 1949. A response to both World War II and the growing Cold War, the organization was designed to bind Europe and the United States closer together and to provide a … Read more