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Applications Open for the Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship

June 9, 2023

It's Here! The 2023 National Book Festival Author Lineup

June 9, 2023

The Ketubah, An Ornate Jewish Marriage Tradition

June 9, 2023

Dissecting Books in More Ways than One

June 8, 2023

Pierre Charles L’Enfant, Alexander Hamilton, and Federal Hall: A New Letter in the Manuscript Division

June 8, 2023

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Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress

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• The Ketubah, An Ornate Jewish Marriage Tradition
• My Job: Megan Metcalf & LGBTQ+ at the Library
• Kluge Scholar George Chauncey on Libraries and LGBTQ+ History

Bibliomania: Rare Books & Special Collections

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• Don’t Crack the Codex: Library Lending in a Middle English Manuscript
• Welcome to Bibliomania: The Blog for Book Lovers

Bookmarked: Celebrating Contemporary Books & Writers at the Library

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• It’s Here! The 2023 National Book Festival Author Lineup
• Of Butterflies and Other Things: Natalie Merchant Visits the Harned-Whitman Papers in the Manuscript Division
• Laureate Lands on Jeopardy! Come See the Launch of Her Space Poem!

Copyright: Creativity at Work

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• The Lifecycle of Copyright: 1927 Works In the Public Domain
• Celebrating Women Through Their Copyright Story: Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston
• Copyright Deposit Requirements May Be Easier Than You Think

Folklife Today: American Folklife Center & Veterans History Project

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• D-Day and Me: The Importance of Preserving Veterans’ Stories
• VHP Collection Spotlight: Joseph Vaghi’s D-Day Map
• Swedish Women’s Education Association Visit Swedish Treasures from Library of Congress Collections

4 Corners of the World: International Collections at the Library of Congress

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• Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Lao Literature in Diaspora at 50
• “Aquí pero allá”: Telling the story of Chileans in the United States through the Library’s Collections
• A Long and Dedicated Journey Through Libraries: An Interview With Phong Tran

Guardians of Memory: Preserving the National Collection

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• Dissecting Books in More Ways than One
• Atlas Binding Workshop
• Big Item, Tiny Light Beam: Buddha Shakyamuni Visits the Basement

Headlines and Heroes: Newspapers, Comics and More Fine Print

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• Let’s Talk Comics: Identity, Gender, and Comics
• Searching Jewish American Newspapers in Chronicling America
• America’s Popular Dog Breeds, 1900-1960

Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

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• New York in 1798: A Global City
• Business Collections Orientation Webinar June 14
• Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor

Insights: Scholarly Work at the Kluge Center

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• The Materiality of Thought (or How to Read Minds for Fun and Profit)
• A Movie Mystery at the Kluge Center
• Announcing the 2023 Kluge Fellowship Selectees

In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

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• An Interview with Olivia Kane-Cruz, Librarian-in-Residence
• On this Day in 1523: Gustav Vasa Elected King – Happy 500, Sweden!
• Help the Library of Congress Create Video Games that Improve Public Knowledge of Civics

In The Muse: Performing Arts at the Library of Congress

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• Join us for our Salute to Strayhorn, June 8-10, 2023
• The Triple Crown of Researching John Philip Sousa
• Concerts from the Library of Congress: March 2023 Events

Minerva’s Kaleidoscope: Resources for Kids & Families

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• Beyond Father’s Day: The Story of the Backyard Barbecue
• Family Activities for Exploring the Photography Lens of Gordon Parks: Perceive, Believe, Document
• Lit Bits: Finding Beauty in the Darkness with Sophie Blackall & Kate DiCamillo

NLS Music Notes: Resources for the Blind & Print Disabled

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• American Music from A to Z in the NLS Music Collection: M—Henry Mancini
• Ich habe genug. Reflections on Bach’s Cantata BWV 82, Performed by Roderick Williams and the Bach Collegium Japan
• New BARD Additions: February 2023

Now See Hear!: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

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• Exciting Updates for the Festival of Film & Sound
• The Packard Campus Theater will be closed the weekend of June 10 – 11, 2023
• Film Loans from the Library of Congress — June 2023

Of the People: Widening the Path

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• CCDI Artist/Scholar in Residence Q&As
• Maya Cade Shares Her Experiences as CCDI Scholar-in-Residence
• New Round of Funding for Connecting Communities Digital Initiative: Applications Open!

Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

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• Revisiting Rights-Free: Exploring the Wright Brothers Negatives
• Posters in the Picture
• People in HABS/HAER/HALS

The Signal: Digital Happenings at the Library of Congress

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• Help the Library of Congress Create Video Games that Improve Public Knowledge of Civics
• Library of Congress on the Web: from early innovation to well-documented public API
• New FADGI Project: Researching Accessibility in Open-Source Digital Preservation Applications

Teaching with the Library: Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators

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• Help the Library of Congress Create Video Games that Improve Public Knowledge of Civics
• Launching Units with Primary Sources: Operation Crossroads
• The Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative: Opportunities to use Creative Arts to Engage Students

Unfolding History: Manuscripts at the Library of Congress

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• Pierre Charles L’Enfant, Alexander Hamilton, and Federal Hall: A New Letter in the Manuscript Division
• LGBTQ History in New Exhibit: “Join In!”
• New Crowdsourcing Transcription Project in the By the People Walt Whitman Campaign: The Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of Walt Whitman Papers

Worlds Revealed: Geography & Maps at the Library of Congress

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• Applications Open for the Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship
• Philip Lee Phillips Society Meets Peter Parley, a Geographer for Children
• Exploring Haussmannian Paris