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This December we’re encouraging you to read a new book. It could be newly published, translated, or just something you haven’t read before. 

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Get started on your National History Day project here. These research guides, created by DPL librarians, show you how to find books, articles and primary sources on your NHD topic.

It's college admissions season. High school seniors around the country are getting ready to submit school transcripts and standardized test scores to their schools of choice and ask for letters of recommendation from trusted adults. They are summing up their extracurricular activities in resumes, and perhaps making a last push to improve their class rank. There is still one important, and sometimes intimidating, piece to the admissions puzzle: the college admissions essay.