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Carl Reiner Webcast Now Online

November 3rd, 2009 by Matt Raymond

Legendary comedian Carl Reiner spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the Library the other day, and I had the very good fortune of attending.
I guess I should not have been surprised that this 87-year-old man was every bit as funny and incisive as he always has been.  He spun terrific yarns, was always quick with …

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Posted in: Books, Events, Video

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Washington Post Coverage of the National Book Festival

September 28th, 2009 by Matt Raymond

The Washington Post had some nice coverage of Saturday’s National Book Festival, including a video asking authors what they would do if they were “literature czar” and what their favorite books are.  Also featured was a brief interview with the always delightful poet laureate (a position appointed by the Library of Congress), Kay Ryan.
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Posted in: Events, National Book Festival, News, Video

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Be Kind to Your Web-Posting Friends

July 23rd, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin

Interactivity with one’s television or computer is normal, today. But there was a time–in a day when talking back to the tube would mark you as a bit odd–when families in the United States gathered to interact with their television receivers in a big way:
They sang along with Mitch.
Between 1961 and 1965, many Americans young …

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Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, Music, Preservation, Video

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Hey U, Tune In: The Library Is Now on iTunes U

June 30th, 2009 by Matt Raymond

Blog. Twitter. YouTube.  iTunes.  Yeah, we speak Web 2.0.
You nation’s Library has millions of stories to tell, so we’re trying to tell them as many places and to as many people as possible–whether on our own website or elsewhere.  And now you can add another biggie to the list: iTunes U.
For those who don’t know, …

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Posted in: Audiovisual, Cataloging, Collections, Education, LC Web site, News, Podcasts, Social Media, Video

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Uncle Sam 2.0: U.S. Government Goes YouTube

May 21st, 2009 by Matt Raymond

The U.S. federal government has joined several of the departments and agencies under its vast umbrella, including the Library of Congress, that have channels on YouTube.
The site aggregates other channels from across the government and features select video content.
The channel is broken down into handy playlists by topic such as Health and Nutrition, Science and …

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Posted in: News, Social Media, Video

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Celebrating May Day

May 1st, 2009 by Matt Raymond

Jennifer Cutting of the Library’s American Folklife Center talks about the origins of May Day and its celebration.
We have temporarily put that video on the front page of our relatively new YouTube channel.

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audiovisual, History, Video

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YouTube, and Now We Do Too

April 7th, 2009 by Matt Raymond

Well, this is a day that has been a long time in coming. The Library of Congress has been working for several months now so that we could “do YouTube right.” When you’re the stewards of the world’s largest collection of audiovisual materials (some 6 million films, broadcasts and sound recordings), nothing less …

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Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, News, Social Media, Video, film

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