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Welcome to Kent District Library’s Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Join Jill and Liz every other Wenesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own!
In this episode we answer the questions, “How does GPS work?” and “Why do I have to brush my teeth?” We learn a fact of the day from a Byron Township librarian and share a fantasy chapter book that would be perfect for fans of magic & animals. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Natalie’s Fact of the Day: Do Your Best: How to Be a Scout by Bear Grylls
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1124549
Jill’s Book Recommendation: The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C128389
Concerning teeth:
https://research.ebsco.com/c/qctlkj/viewer/html/ve23g2rbjj
"Teeth." World Book Kids, 2024,
www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831454. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
"tooth." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 26 Sep. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/tooth/72898#main-ada. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
"tooth decay." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/tooth-decay/313860#main-ada. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
https://www.ada.org/resources/ada-library/dental-history
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24655-teeth
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2019/05/mouth-microbes#:~:text=Do%20you%20know%20what's%20in,microbes.
Concerning GPS:
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/gps.htm
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/gps/howitworks
https://www.formulaboats.com/blog/history-of-navigation-at-sea-from-stars-to-the-modern-day-gps/
https://www.geotab.com/blog/what-is-gps/
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/space-communications-navigation-program/gps/
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gps/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_GPS
Stump the Librarian
Welcome to Kent District Library’s Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Join Jill and Liz every other Wenesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own!
