and writing the first booklet on Opportunities in the Peace Corps. While enrolled at George Washington University, she was involved in a national survey of legislation providing for Special Education in each state for the Council for Exceptional Children. She prepared a report on Physical Education for the Kennedy Foundation that led to the formation of the Special Olympics. She was also Resource Specialist for a five-state center for teachers of special needs children based at George Washington University. In that position she identified products that provide support to special needs children, parents and teachers. In the late 1960s, she became a staff member of the U.S. Department of Education and later the Office of Economic Opportunity. At this office, she evaluated Title I programs, created The What Works Series of promising practices, and was responsible for approving the first grant to Sesame Street. She worked for Dr. James Edward Allen, Assistant Secretary for Education. As a mother herself, Auerbach organized the first in-house child care center in the headquarters of the Department of Education for the children of employees of the Agency. This center became a widely copied model in other government agency offices throughout Washington D.C. and the rest of the country. The original center remains in operation. Toy museum Auerbach was also founder and director of the San Francisco International Toy Museum which she operated from 1986 to 1990 at the Cannery overlooking San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf waterfront. This was a hands-on, children's museum where over 50,000 children learned about the history of toys, and were able to play with and test out new toys and other products. Unfortunately, the museum was forced to close due to the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. Articles and books During her career which has spanned more than 50 years she has produced 17 books, and scores of articles for a wide variety of publications and given innumerable interviews for radio and television journalists and for print publications and online web sites. She was syndicated for 5 years of weekly articles for King Features and wrote for The Huffington Post which archived her weekly articles. She is interviewed during the holiday season for her opinions on play and toy issues and the best toys by various media outlets, local, national and international. She has written 5 books including: "My Butterfly Collection", Smart Play Smart Toys, Toys for a Lifetime, The Toy