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Archive for September, 2008 (5 posts)

We've Been Scobleized!

I stopped by our Prints and Photographs Division this afternoon to meet blogging legend Robert Scoble, partly because he was interviewing Helena Zinkham, the acting chief of P&P, about our Flickr project, but also to tell him how his book “Naked Conversations” has had an important impact on impelling the Library’s blog forward.  Before I …

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Tomorrow is Constitution Day, when we celebrate the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of that foundational document.  If you’re a student who is putting the finishing touches on an assignment or essay, or a teacher who wants to inspire his or her class, you have come to the right place.
The Library of Congress has excellent Constitution …

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St. Paul: That's a Wrap

Carol Highsmith brings us more (copyright-free) photos from the closing-night convention festivities in the Twin Cities:

John McCain accepts the presidential nomination

Sarah Palin waves to the delegates

As in Denver, St. Paul had its share of protesters

Cindy McCain joins her husband on stage

The running mates and their spouses

Balloons!
Photos from Wednesday in St. Paul are here.
You can find …

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“Talk, talk, talk,” you say.  “That’s all Matt does is talk to the 2008 National Book Festival Authors.  But when will we, the readers and fans of those authors, get a chance to ask the questions?!”
Well, you can come in person, of course, to the National Book Festival on Sept. 27, 2008, from 10 a.m. …

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Images from the Twin Cities

Carol Highsmith reports in with images from last night at the convention in St. Paul:

Former Sen. Bob Dole chats with the North Carolina delegation

Gov. Sarah Palin takes the stage

The delegates react

Sen. John McCain joins the Palin family on stage
(Pictures from Denver can be found here and here.)

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