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By: Matt Raymond
Dec. 23 always seems like such a rush–literally. Rushing to the store for that last-minute gift. Rushing to the airport to catch your flight to grandma’s. Rushing to clean the house, pick up groceries and prepare the components of your family’s turkey (or ham or tofurkey) dinner. In that spirit, before everyone rushes off, I …
Posted in: Timeless
By: Jennifer Gavin
This is the seventh in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: We knew that Oberlin, OH was going to be a special event. Oberlin College is the alma mater of Emily Rapoport—who, with her …
Posted in: Timeless
By: Jennifer Gavin
This is one of a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: Congressman Charlie Wilson from Ohio stopped by to welcome guests to the Gateway To Knowledge exhibit on its first day in Marietta; he was joined …
Posted in: Timeless
By: Matt Raymond
The is the first in what will probably be a long series of guest posts from Abigail and Josh Van Gelder, who will be traveling the country with our Gateway to Knowledge exhibition-on-wheels. This one comes from Abigail: It finally came time to pack up our suitcases and move into our traveling home; we’ve grown …
Posted in: Timeless
By: Jennifer Gavin
Mark your calendars … then dust them for fingerprints. Blockbuster mystery authors David Baldacci, Sandra Brown and Kathy Reichs are coming to the Library of Congress next week, and you can meet them. It’s a Monday preview to the National Book Festival (to be held on the National Mall Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. – …
Posted in: Timeless
Keeping with the back to school theme I thought it might be helpful if I outlined some of our K-12 science material that was specifically created for teachers, students, and parents. We are fortunate to have on staff a former elementary school librarian who knows the Library’s science fair and teaching collections inside and out. …
Posted in: Inside Adams
By: Jennifer Gavin
The Librarian of Congress today named 25 new entries to the National Recording Registry, a designation given to recordings that are culturally, historically or aesthetically significant and at least 10 years old. This year’s entries bring the total to 300 and include recordings made famous by a range of artists from Tupac Shakur, Little Richard …
Posted in: Timeless
By: Jennifer Gavin
The Library of Congress’ Flickr page has just put up 100 photocrom images of Italy (chiefly the charming northern lake regions), popular tourism destinations back in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and still popular today. Soon, 400 images of Italy will be on the site. Take a mental stroll around the beautiful Lake Como; be …
Posted in: Timeless
As summer approaches and the days heat up, we get an influx of “Why is it hot in the summer?” questions in our reference queue. In the Northern Hemisphere, our summer months (June-September) are usually hot because of the tilt of the Earth’s axis. It is popular belief that it is hot in the summer because the …
Posted in: Inside Adams
By: Jennifer Gavin
Saturday, Sept. 25 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Library of Congress National Book Festival – “A Decade of Words and Wonder.” If you’re among the hundreds of thousands of people who have attended the event in its first nine glorious years, or just want to know more about this celebration of books, the …
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