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Archive for July, 2008 (3 posts)

Knowing Kay Ryan

July 30th, 2008 by Matt Raymond

There are still days in this job, even after two years, when I have to pinch myself. One such moment has come during the past few weeks with the opportunity to get to know Kay Ryan, appointed by the Librarian of Congress as the new Poet Laureate (official title: Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry).
I …

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Posted in: Books, Events, National Book Festival, Poetry

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Surf's Up … At the Library?!

July 25th, 2008 by Matt Raymond

You heard right. The very much landlocked Library of Congress has been celebrating summer with its “Summer Surf” film series in the Mary Pickford Theater (third floor of the James Madison Building). And it is proving to be quite the hot (pardon the pun), albeit FREE, ticket.
This past Tuesday’s showing of “Endless Summer” …

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Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, Events

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Get Your Book Festival Podcasts Here!

July 21st, 2008 by Matt Raymond

The eighth annual National Book Festival (Sept. 27, 2008) has an outstanding lineup of authors, and I’ve been having the privilege of interviewing several of them for podcasts.
The subscription link is here.
I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I have to disclose that I have been doing my own audio engineering (with practically zero training) …

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Posted in: Books, Podcasts

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