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Did you know Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Jimmy Fallon and the Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon jumped in the lake last Sunday?  Now you can see it yourself and find out why.

(HINT: The kids of Chicago made them do it!  If you participated in last year's Summer Learning Challenge at the Chicago Public Library, that includes you!)

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GIF Review: All I Want Is Everything by Daaimah Poole

 All I Want Is Everything by Daaimah Poole

Teen submitter Princess says, "I like this book because there is mystery and action. It makes me feel like Curious George.  I styled the animation like this because it shows some things that happen in the story."

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Hydroponic Gardening at Chicago Public Library

Teens at the Richard M. Daley branch work on their hydroponic garden in the library, inspired by the Museum of Science and Industry's Summer Brain Games! 

PS  We are also LOVING that Junior Volunteer representing in a great Full Steam Ahead "what are you learning this summer?" t-shirt!

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Have you seen the amazing pictures taken last week by the Cassini space craft currently orbiting Saturn?  This one is of the Earth and the Moon, and it was taken from about 898,414,528 miles away from earth. 

Maybe the Cassini should get an Instagram account?

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GIF Review: No, David by David Shannon

No, David by David Shannon

Teen submitter Charvis says, "This book reminds me of my childhood - what I used to do when I was little. I like this author and the books that he writes about fictional characters. I like the sequels to this book too.

I chose the Jittery Blur animation because David is standing on books and shaking the table, so the movement in the animation matches the book cover."

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You Can Hold This Ice Cream of the Future in Your Bare Hands

A WikiPearl is a ball of ice cream surrounded by a flavored, edible skin.

Back in 2009 Edwards and French designer Francois Azambourg began developing a new technology to eliminate packaging from foods. Called WikiCells, the edible soft skins are made from natural food particles that are bound together by nutritive ions. The goal was to reduce plastic waste while improving human health through portion control and vitamin-supplemented skins. WikiPearl is the first commercialized product born from the technology, mainly because ice cream is delicious, and it’s the least weird form his WikiCells could possibly take.

via Wired

Yum! At least it looks delicious.

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Graham cracker skyscrapers built at a Curiosity Machine program investigating bioglues at Sulzer Regional Library.

Think you can make a taller skyscraper? Build your own and share it on Curiosity Machine and right here on the Tumblr. (BONUS: Sharing on Curiosity Machine means you get to talk to real scientists about your project!)

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Something to think about on these hot hot days. Stay cool out there!