"In a sign of the times, Newport Beach is considering closing the city's original library and replacing it with a community center that would offer all the same features -- except for the books."
full story at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/03/in-our-pages-newport-beach-library-considers-going-bookless.html
Selected news items from around the web of interest to high school aged students.
History & Social Studies feeds
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Geography Trivia for June 7, 2026 - Test yourself with today's geography quiz questions. Visit the quiz page once you're ready to take the challenge. Good luck! *Where in Paris would you go...5 weeks ago
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Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon: What's the difference? - Whatever you choose to call them, these monster storms are powerful natural events with the capacity to wreak incredible havoc.7 years ago
Science feeds
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How Whales Die — and the Remarkable Life Their Bodies Support Afterward - Learn more about how whales die and how their bodies can provide nutrients to surrounding marine life for up to a century.2 days ago
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English
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fulcrum - * Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 12, 2026 is: * *fulcrum* • \FULL-krum\ • *noun* In technical use, *fulcrum* refers to the support on whic...1 day ago
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Oct 18, Weekly-Writing-Challenge - Fancy a weekly writing challenge, with the opportunity to share your work with others taking the challenge? Why not come and try ours?14 years ago
Miscellaneous subjects
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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 13, 2026) - *Buttons* There is a reason why men's clothes have buttons on the right while women have buttons on the left. What is it? Check Braingle.com for the ans...21 hours ago
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A Brand-New Learning Network - Say goodbye to the blog, our home since 2009 — and say hello to Learning Network 3.0.9 years ago
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