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Researching "Code Girls" at the Library

February 6, 2026

Business Resources for Your America 250 Events

February 5, 2026

Hippopotamus Steak: Exploring the Bioethics of Food

February 5, 2026

Pops of Color: Hand-Colored Photographs

February 5, 2026

Of Note: From a Cow in a Chapel to the Berlin Blockade: Introducing Ambassador Philip C. Jessup

February 5, 2026

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Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress

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• Researching “Code Girls” at the Library
• How Amy Heckerling’s Babysitter Helped Create “Clueless,” Now in the National Film Registry
• “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Researched at the Library

Bibliomania: Rare Books & Special Collections

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• Early American Paper: The Kindling of the Revolution
• Crescent City Outsiders: The Curious and Colorful Story of Loujon Press
• Behind the Rabbit: A Short Tale

Bookmarked: Celebrating Contemporary Books & Writers at the Library

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• Romance at the Library: Author Event on Valentine’s Day with Isabel Ibañez and ReShonda Tate
• A Reading Year with Our Literary Ambassadors
• Arthur Sze and “Library of Congress”

Copyright: Creativity at Work

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• Beware of Copyright Scams: How to Spot Fraud and Protect Yourself
• Lifecycle of Copyright: 1930 Works in the Public Domain
• Year in Review: The U.S. Copyright Office

Folklife Today: American Folklife Center & Veterans History Project

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• Library of Congress Launches Eighth Season of “America Works” Podcast
• COVID Recollections: American Folklife Center to Host Symposium on COVID-19 and Cultural Heritage, March 12-13
• Whose Space Is It? Artistic Expression in Public Places

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

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• Conservation as Dendritic Maps: An Interview with Paper and Book Conservator, Yasmeen Khan
• Dr. Tung-li Yuan and the Library of Congress: A Four-Decade Relationship
• Conveyances: autora brasileira Vanessa Bárbara sobre e através da tradução

Guardians of Memory: Preserving the National Collection

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• White House Rush: How Books are Repaired for Congress
• Clues from the Past: Closely Examining Historic Documents
• Reading the Rainbow: How Chemistry Helps Identify Pigments

Headlines & Heroes: Newspapers, Comics & More Fine Print

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• Warm Up with a Historic American Newspaper Pop Quiz!
• Junior Fellow Spotlight: Alyssah Robinson
• A Presidency Cut Short: The Death of James Garfield

Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

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• Business Resources for Your America 250 Events
• Tools of the Trade: A Look at Hardware Dealers’ Magazine
• “Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone” with Ainissa Ramirez on January 29, 2026

Insights: Scholarly Work at the Kluge Center

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• 25 for 25, “Muhammad’s Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society” by Leor Halevi.
• 25 for 25, “The Light that Failed: Why the West is Losing the Fight for Democracy” by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes
• 25 for 25, “The Peacock Elite: A Case Study of the Congressional Black Caucus” by Major R. Owens

In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

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• Join Us on 2/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: The European Convention on Human Rights at 75+ – Toothless Tiger or Effective Enforcer?
• An Interview with Sara Tolić, Foreign Law Intern
• Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – February 2026

In The Muse: Performing Arts at the Library of Congress

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• Choreographer Leni Wylliams Commemorated in a Newly Available Special Collection
• Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and the Art of Saying No
• Top 5 Acquisitions for 2025

Minerva’s Kaleidoscope: Resources for Kids & Families

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• Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday at February’s Family Day
• Super Snacks for the Super Game with the Library of Congress
• Craft, Create, Calculate: Bring Geometry to Life with the Tangram

NLS Music Notes: Resources for the Blind & Print Disabled

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• New BARD Additions, January 2026
• Holiday BARD Additions: December 2025
• New BARD Additions November 2025 – Thanksgiving Edition!

Now See Hear!: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

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• Film Loans from the Library of Congress–Feburary 2026
• Announcing the 2025 National Film Registry
• This Coming Month at the Packard Campus Theater — February 2026

Of the People: Widening the Path

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• Community Collections Grants Spotlight: Documenting Bomba and Plena Musicians in the Diaspora: Los Pleneros de la 21
• Maya Freelon Reclaims Childhood for Enslaved Children at Historic Stagville
• Recording of CCDI’s Fall 2024 Awardee Project Celebration Now Available Online 

Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

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• Pops of Color: Hand-Colored Photographs
• Widening the Frame: Panoramas by Armando Arorizo
• Subterranean Travel: Subway Systems in Pictures

The Signal: Digital Happenings at the Library of Congress

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• From Print Volumes to Digital Scholarship: The Handbook of Latin American Studies Web Archive
• Anywhere Adventures is Hitting the Road!
• Web Archiving at the Library After 25 Years

Teaching with the Library: Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators

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• Hippopotamus Steak: Exploring the Bioethics of Food
• Resources for African American History Month: Primary Source Sets
• Teaching Civics with Musical Primary Sources

Unfolding History: Manuscripts at the Library of Congress

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• Of Note: From a Cow in a Chapel to the Berlin Blockade: Introducing Ambassador Philip C. Jessup
• Made at the Library: Outsider. Freud, In-Person Film Screening and Conversation with Director Yair Qedar
• Thomas Jefferson and the Rumford Fireplace

Worlds Revealed: Geography & Maps at the Library of Congress

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• Virtual Orientation – Nautical Charts in the Geography and Map Division
• Celebrate Topographic Mapping at Live! At The Library, Thursday, February 26th!
• Sanborn to Run: Overcoming Workplace Obstacles for Fire Insurance Surveyors