The Albuquerque Public Library announces Schooling With Uncle Sam – 75 Years of the Department of Defense Education Activity!
Learn about the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), the worldwide school system for children of U.S. military personnel, through a hands-on exploration of a foot locker exhibit and by listening to firsthand accounts of former DoDEA teachers and students.
Schooling with Uncle Sam is a recently released anthology of nearly 100 stories of the DoDEA, compiled by Dr. Circe Olson Woessner and Dr. Allen Dale Olson, founders of the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. Dr. Allen Olson, Betty Follett, a former DODDS math teacher and librarian, and Erik Woessner, a student of DoD schools in Germany and Puerto Rico, will be presenting.
Books will be available for $15, cash or check. Registration required.
Saturday, August 19th from 10:00 a.m. — noon
Special Collections Library
423 Central NE 87102 505.848.1376
For more information call 311 TTY users call Relay NM or 711
