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Archive: August 2014 (12 Posts)

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Global Gathering

Posted by: Erin Allen

The sun truly never sets on collecting at the Library of Congress. At any given hour, somewhere on the planet, an employee is acquiring material to add to the world’s largest library. Scattered across 11 time zones, from Brazil to Indonesia, the Library’s six field offices acquire hard- to-get publications from developing nations for its own collections and …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Semper Paratus, Always Ready

Posted by: Erin Allen

Most people know the United States Coast Guard as a military branch that provides local maritime safety and law enforcement, with service men and women patrolling America’s shorelines and answering distress calls after boating accidents. However, the USCG has incorporated a number of functions throughout its more than 224-year career as the “oldest, continuously serving …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Junior Fellows Show Off Summer Finds

Posted by: Erin Allen

(The following is an article written by Rosemary Girard, intern in the Library of Congress Office of Communications, for the Library staff newsletter, The Gazette.) After weeks of researching, curating and unearthing some of the Library of Congress’s millions of artifacts, members of the Junior Fellows Program had a chance to present their most interesting …