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Hello Fellows, There's a touch of fall in the air in DC. We have had some cool weather of late, and can see hints of the changing colors our trees will soon present. I hope your school year has begun with the sense of excitement and great promise I remember from my years in the classroom. We are feeling that crackle of excitement here, too :-) Judy and the Digital Reference Team have some wonderful new workshops to offer via video conference or at the LOC, here in DC. Visit the Educators section of the Learning Page to find out more. The Digital Reference Team has more exciting projects up their sleeves, as well. Watch for further word from Judy. Things are popping on the Learning Page: * Gail Petri (AMF, 2000) has joined us and will be working on new activities for you to use with your students and to share with your colleagues. *Elizabeth Ridgway, as evidenced by her note, is turning your beautiful lessons out as quickly as she can! *I'm busy revising the lesson Kathleen Ferenz and I created in '97 and rebuilding the America Dreams Project to run from the Library's pages...with a brand new Wall of Dreams. *We are encountering a bit of rough water, but are sure that we will soon be sailing smoothly in the Community Center. Please join us in this month's discussion of Immigration. We look forward to your knowledgeable participation in the online conversations and the live chats. Please share this invitation with your colleagues...share often, share widely :-) *We are working diligently at adding more content to the Immigration Feature, watch for the section on Chinese immigration and a new project, Today's Immigrants. *The Conference season has begun! Please share your upcoming presentations so we can put them in the "NEWS!" section of the Learning Page. There are a number of Fellows' and Library staff presentations in October. PLEASE mark your calendar for NCSS in November. Gail, Elizabeth and I would love to see you there! Elizabeth will be asking for your participation in the Library's exhibit area if you are attending. Phew! Guess that's it for now. We hope you have had an opportunity to look at the new "Getting Started" section of the Learning Page. Some feedback on the changes there would be welcomed. Happy New School Year to all of you! Leni, Class of '97 -- Leni Donlan The Learning Page Library of Congress [log in to unmask] (V)202/707-0805 (F)202/252-3173 http://learning.loc.gov/learn