Well, it's been quite the week here at GPO—I had the great pleasure of attending the first three days of the Depository Library Conference. Between meeting members of the community, attending educational sessions, and answering questions about the Content Acquisitions department, I'm so excited/exhausted I don't quite know what to do with myself!

Luckily for me, I have a pre-made theme because October is Fire Prevention Month and I was asked to cover it for the Acquired Tastes Blog. Now October is known as Fire Prevention Month, but October 9-15 is specifically set aside by presidential proclamation as National Fire Prevention Week. Having attending a fascinating session on the Federal Register, I know that you can view this year's proclamation in the Federal Register Online, but if you were going to take the proclamation into court, you'd need to locate the print edition in a library or download an authenticated PDF from FDSYS, the Federal Digital System.

Twitter was also quite the topic of conversation this week and, wouldn't you know, Fire Prevention Week is also tweeting: @FirePrevWeek. The coolest thing about their feed, for me, is the list of almost 400 local, state, and national fire prevention agencies they're following. They're also featured on the United States Fire Administration's curated Twitter list! Be sure to check this out for a quick, easy source of re-tweetable fire prevention information. Major shout-out to Sonnet Ireland from the Earl K. Long Library at the University of New Orleans (@feddocs) for teaching me to tweet in her session at the DLC!

Finally, some fantastic Fire Prevention resources mentioned in the October edition of the FDLP Connection are available electronically:

• Protecting Your Family from Fire (PURL | CGP record)
• Fire Management Today (PURL | CGP record)
• Marty and Jeff's Activity Book: Let's Have Fun with Fire and Safety (PURL | CGP record | En Español)
• Color and Learn: Sesame Street Fire Safety Station (PDF | CGP record | En Español)

So that's all for now, let me know what you think. What topics to you want to see covered? Leave me some comments and have a great weekend!