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09/10/2025

For 75 years, Peanuts has captured moments in U.S. history and pop culture. Learn how Charles Schulz’s iconic comic evolved—and how educators and librarians can help students explore its themes with Gale In Context: U.S. History.

Learn the history of Peanuts—from its Li’l Folks debut to a cultural classic—plus classroom resources for teachers and librarians.

08/10/2025

October is Car Care Month—and with winter around the corner, it’s the perfect time to help your community get prepared. ❄️🚗

ChiltonLibrary gives patrons 24/7 access to trusted, step-by-step car maintenance and repair information directly from automakers. From checking wipers to replacing fluids, it’s DIY car care made safe, accurate, and accessible.

Support your patrons’ financial and transportation needs this season—promote at your library with help from Gale. https://bit.ly/4mYVXSa

October Car Care Month reminds us to maintain our vehicles so they can be safe and dependable in cold-season weather.

07/10/2025

Visit Gale Booth #609 during ! Explore how our digital collections empower inquiry and engagement—from African American studies to STEM, mental health, and career readiness.

06/10/2025

Short-term stress can be a positive.

The focused energy to power through a workout, or meet a deadline with only hours left to spare.

The trouble comes when new stressors pile on before hormone levels return to baseline. Unfortunately, this is the reality for one in two Americans living with chronic stress.

Go beyond the click-bait headlines with Gale Health and Wellness to understand the underlying causes, knock-on effects—and how to cope with straight-forward, holistic solutions. 💪 https://bit.ly/4nPfSDI

With Gale Health and Wellness, your library can make key information available to your community by providing access to medically reviewed resources that explain the science of stress and share evidence-based strategies for managing it.

03/10/2025

In less than three decades, a handful of companies that began as dorm-room startups and garage projects have radically transformed everything from how we shop to how we communicate with our friends and loved ones. But how did we get here?

Use Gale In Context: High School to explore the lives of tech leaders like Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon), understand their innovations, and go behind the headlines to weigh their ongoing impact. https://bit.ly/4mxxVNK

Gale In Context: High School’s Big Tech topic page channels student curiosity into credible sources: biographies that humanize the founders, business histories that trace growth, and reporting that follows controversies and innovations across decades up until today.

01/10/2025

On October 20, the first glow of Diwali will flicker to life in homes from Mumbai to Melbourne, and Madurai to Minneapolis. 🕯️

For millions of Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs around the world, Diwali is a time of reflection—of light and liberation. It’s also an invitation for students in your classroom to explore new holiday traditions, and an opportunity for those who observe to see their culture woven into the fabric of your school community.

Discover Diwali with Gale In Context: High School >> https://bit.ly/3Vz04ZQ

When exploring a tradition as complex and far-reaching as Diwali, you can depend on Gale In Context: High School to support your students’ learning.

29/09/2025

👻 Halloween is more than costumes & candy—it’s a cultural story spanning Samhain, All Saints’ Day, Irish folklore, & Día de los Mu***os.

With Gale In Context: High School, your students can safely trace these traditions back to their roots.
https://bit.ly/3VlVG09

With Gale In Context: High School, students can follow their curiosity into Halloween’s history without teachers having to worry about what they might encounter.

26/09/2025

Music already means something to your students—now help them explore why. 🎵 International Music Day (Oct. 1) is a great opportunity to connect music to history, culture, and identity. Gale In Context: Elementary makes this easy with kid-friendly resources, short videos, and tools that adapt to different reading levels.

From African drumming to jazz improvisation to rock and roll, your class can explore the world through music. See how: https://bit.ly/48ejV85

Elementary educators can help young learners build on that connection during International Music Day on October 1, prompting critical thinking about how music transcends borders and spans time.

25/09/2025

As the days shorten with autumn’s approach, World Mental Health Day on October 10 is a great opportunity to bring mental health to the forefront of the conversation in your community.

The dedicated mental health topic page on Gale Health and Wellness offers a wealth of approaches to tackle the subject, including:
🎞️ 300+ videos
🎙️ 900+ podcasts and audio resources
📰 400,000+ articles

With so many trusted resources in one place, you can customize support to meet your community’s specific needs. Learn how! https://bit.ly/46mQnCN

With World Mental Health Day coming up on October 10, now is a great time to broaden the conversation with the dedicated mental health topic page on Gale Health and Wellness.

24/09/2025

A sudden clap of thunder. 🌩️
Rain hammers the windows. 🌧️
A gust of wind makes the building creak. 🌬️

Every head in the classroom turns. With Gale In Context: Elementary, you can turn that wonder into a learning opportunity that prioritizes understanding over worry. To help you get started, Gale In Context includes dedicated topic pages, age-appropriate information, and colorful graphs and images.

Read on to discover lesson plans and ready-made activities >> https://bit.ly/3VfCb9D

With Gale In Context: Elementary, your class can explore weather topic pages that cover natural phenomena like hurricanes, droughts, floods, and more.

23/09/2025

In preparation for All Saints’ Day on November 1, we’re sharing the stories of saints through the ages going back from today to the earliest days of the Church. Discover the process of becoming a saint—and the lives touched by these exemplary lives: https://bit.ly/4nnovoP

To explore the lives of these revered figures, educators can turn to Gale In Context: Biography’s collection of more than 500,000 biographies for accurate, classroom-ready information.

22/09/2025

From the towering flames of Samhain bonfires to the rich traditions of Hungry Ghost festivals across Asia, people around the world honor those who came before in all sorts of unique ways. In Mexico and other regions of Latin America, Día de los Mu***os teaches us that death isn’t something to be feared, but a natural part of life.

To better understand the holiday, turn to Gale In Context for culturally sensitive, age-appropriate material—broken out by elementary, middle, and high school. To support your lesson planning, we’ve shared some ideas for sensory-rich activities to spark curiosity and critical thinking questions to drive classroom discussion. https://bit.ly/47wMCNj

The Gale In Context: Elementary, Middle School, and High School platforms bring the history, beliefs, and symbolism together in culturally informed, age-appropriate formats, helping educators present the holiday in ways that are both authentic and immersive.