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Dewey, Edison and ‘library hand’
In September 1885, a group of librarians — including Melvil Dewey, the decimal man — met to discuss how to expand their card catalogs...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 3, 20171 min read


No case for cursive
“Cursive handwriting instruction is returning to elementary school classrooms in New York City,” reports NBC News. Penmanship remains...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 2, 20171 min read
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