Librarians

New era for edifice (Boston Globe)

16 May 2008

On the façade is a bas-relief depicting the ideals of the Puritans and Pilgrims: law, faith, education, and evangelism. Upstairs is an astonishing, and little-known, archive, with rare gems such as the ledger in which the baptism of Benjamin Franklin is recorded, the oak beams of the church the Pilgrims left behind in England, a chunk of Plymouth Rock, and ...

Santa Clara County schools cut programs, keep most teachers (San Jose Mercury News)

16 May 2008

Despite earlier predictions of massive layoffs, most Santa Clara County teachers will keep their jobs this year.

Field trip funds, video library on chopping block (The Arizona Republic)

16 May 2008

Text books, a video library and a driver-safety program are among the proposed cuts for Mesa Public Schools.