Archive: May 2022 (2 Posts)

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“National Treasure,” the “Book of Secrets,” and the Library of Congress: A Conversation with Main Reading Room Librarian Abby Yochelson

May 13, 2022

Main Reading Room reference librarian Abby Yochelson recently appeared on the "National Treasure Hunt" podcast to discuss the connections—secret and not-so-secret—between the Library of Congress and the "National Treasure" movies.

Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources

Walt Whitman and Modern Voices in Poetry: A Resource Guide

May 4, 2022

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Among the diverse and modern voices Whitman envisioned would follow him are three recent U.S. Poet Laureate Consultants to the Library of Congress: Joy Harjo, Tracy K. Smith, and Juan Felipe Herrera. They served in association with the Library from 2015 to 2022 and were all inspired in their own ways by Whitman.

Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate, Walt Whitman

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