Library of Congress 2023 National Book Festival

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A National Public Radio journalist, Uyghur poet, and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature are among the more than 70 authors, poets, and illustrators speaking at the 23rd annual Library of Congress National Book Festival.

The annual festival will be held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 9:00am to 8:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (convert to your time zone).

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Photo of the Week: Rainbow at the Airport

Multicolored pink, yellow, green, and blue rainbow stands out against a blue-gray sky. Below the rainbow is a line of green-leaved trees with a white vehicle on the road next to the trees.

When I was a child, after every summer rainstorm you could find me searching the sky for a rainbow. I rarely found one, but when I did it felt like magic! After rainstorms moved through our area a few days ago, I went birding at one of our smaller local airports. I thought the rain… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Rainbow at the Airport

Leaving Evernote

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I’ve been a fan of Evernote since I first learned about the note taking app back in the mid-2000’s.

In fact, I was a beta tester for Evernote and used it for free for years in exchange for my feedback.

I was excited to have one place to save my digital notes and tag them so I could easily search and find them.

It didn’t take long before I told colleagues, co-workers, and friends about Evernote and all the time saving features it offered.

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