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Posted by: Robert Casper
To coincide with the Mary Oliver Memorial Reading on May 29th, a guest blog by Historian Barbara Bair on a special display highlighting the Mary Oliver Papers.
Posted in: Library Collections, Mary Oliver, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Tickets are going fast for Discovery Night on Thursday, April 3! Bring your friends, enjoy some drinks and snacks, and discover something new at the Library of Congress. Follow Your Passion: Three Leading Nonfiction Writers on the Power of Research Imagine having the time to explore whatever you want and getting paid for it! Rebecca …
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Library Collections, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Clay Smith
This Thanksgiving, we practice literary gratitude by engaging with writers who have thought about the nature of being grateful.
Posted in: Books, Library Collections, Meg Medina, National Book Festival, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Looking for something to read this Veterans Day, perhaps books written by veterans or historical accounts of combat and the American soldier? Check out the authors we have featured at our events and add these authors to your TBR!
Posted in: Books, Library Collections, National Book Festival, Veterans Day
Posted by: Robert Casper
To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition, “Collecting Memories,” the Library hosts “‘A True-Life National Treasure,’ on Film and at the Library” on Thursday, June 20.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Robert Casper
PALABRA Archive curator Catalina Gómez details recordings just posted today and gives insight on the the history of the archive.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, Literary History, National Poetry Month
Posted by: Clay Smith
After a donation of the Mary Oliver Papers and the Mary Oliver Memorial Event Fund for Emerging Poets to the Library of Congress, the Library learned more about Oliver’s generous spirit. We talk in this interview with Bill and Amalie Reichblum, who have donated the papers and the fund to the Library.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, National Poetry Month, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, check out some highlights from the Library's archived author talks by Hispanic and Latino authors.
Posted in: Hispanic Heritage Month, Library Collections, U.S. Poet Laureate