By Ginny A. Roth ~ January is National Braille Literacy Month, which occurs every year in honor of the birth of Louis Braille born January
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Winter Weather Woes
By Ginny A. Roth ~ The winter solstice is upon us, the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Be careful out there!
Spotlight on Guy’s Hospital
By Ginny A. Roth This festive print by H. Johnson, published in the January 28, 1888 issue of The Graphic, features Christmas scenes at Guy’s
It’s a Kind of Magic
By Ginny A. Roth ~ Magic lantern slides were known for their colorful and dramatic qualities. This slide, as used for therapeutic purposes at St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. that opened in 1855.
‘Tis the Season
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Ginny A. Roth ~ Beginning today and through the month of December, Circulating Now offers a series of posts that
Giving Thanks
In this thanksgiving discourse from 1795, when our nation was still very young, the speaker renders thanks for peace and for fruitful seasons and ends with special gratitude for the swift end of an epidemic fever.
Quit Smoking… It’s Only Logical
By Ginny A. Roth This 1989 poster from the American Cancer Society (ACS) features pop culture icon Leonard Nimoy, as his character Mr. Spock from
The Dance of Death
By Ginny A. Roth
Halloween is not a night for the faint of heart. This frighteningly festive 15th century woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle is captioned by a celebratory Latin verse which speaks of death as a friend.
Uniting Nations
By Ginny A. Roth This undated poster from the United Nations (UN) Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, “Health For All By The Year
Combating Childhood Obesity
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Childhood obesity can lead to diseases we normally associate with adults