Ghost Tales for Halloween
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
"The Golden Arm" and selected ghost stories from the American Folklife Center for Halloween.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Archive: October 2020 (9 Posts)
National Family History Month: How to Discover Your Family History
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Young Readers Center intern Kamilah Zischang traces her family history and provides advice on how to explore family history with kids, using genealogy resources from the Library.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts
Cooking Up History: Homemade Halloween
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Halloween recipes and activity suggestions from the past via the Library's newspaper archive, Chronicling America. The Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection is a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Your Pandemic Story, Illustrated, Shared, and Remembered
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This post describes the Library's efforts to collect photographs and artwork that represent life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and invites families to reflect on and document their experiences, based on a series of questions.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts
I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
In honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we share highlights from her 2017 conversation with author Debbie Levy in the Library's Young Readers Center.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Civics & Government, For Kids
Advice for Parents from Book Festival Authors & Around the Library
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this post, we feature a conversation from the 2020 National Book Festival, in which authors Judith Warner and Esther Wojcicki discuss parenthood. We also share some historical examples of parenting found in the Library of Congress' online collections.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Reading, Uncategorized
Ideal for Distance Learning: Primary Source-Based Interactives and Apps
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Distance learning apps and interactives for students using primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Civics & Government, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Activities for families in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Hispanic American History
Highlights from Children’s and Teen Stages at Virtual National Book Festival 2020
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Highlights from the children and teen stages of the 2020 National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens