Thursday, September 24, 2020
National Book Festival
The annual National Book Festival starts tomorrow, and this year it is completely virtual, giving you an opportunity, without leaving your couch, to hear from authors like Leigh Bardugo, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Saeed Jones, Bill and Melinda Gates, and many more. For all events and livestreams, go to www.loc.gov/bookfest.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Constitution Day 2020
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia for the last time to sign and ratify the Constitution for the United States of America. (Notice the British spelling of defence.) New York had one representative--Alexander Hamilton. Here are the famous words of the preamble:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Friday, September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020
Normally on September 11, I would have a book display in the library for Eastchester students and staff to peruse, remember, and reflect. But as we know, this is not a normal time, and book displays are out of the question for now. So instead, here is a link to the September 11 Digital Archive and a link to the New York Times Topics page.
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