How will you celebrate International Literacy Day today? We’re highlighting this important observance with a photo of the Long Room of the Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland. Originally the Long Room was just one story tall, but in 1860, a second level was added to accommodate the growing collection. Literacy is considered one of the key pillars of success in the modern world. Programs to help those who want to learn how to read, or become better readers, are available in many cities—if there’s one near you, have you thought about volunteering there?
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Today in History
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Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria
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European Day of Parks
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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What s better than a smile?
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World Teachers Day
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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What are we looking at?
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Dashing through the snow
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A predator at risk
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Collared aracari in Costa Rica
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The Cutty Sark turns 150
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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Tennis in the park
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Party like it’s 5779
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Four Sisters, thousands of trees
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Veterans Day
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Reflections of the night sky
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Notes from an underground lake
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Decorating for Diwali
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
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World Teachers Day
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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain