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Twenty Years of the Veterans History Project

November 11, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

Online activities celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Veterans History Project through November 14.

Posted in: Events, For Kids, For Teens

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Screen-Free Poetry: Haiku

November 6, 2020 by Sasha Dowdy

In this post, Library specialists offer suggestions for writing haiku with kids, with illustrations from the Library’s collection of Japanese woodblock prints.

Posted in: Activities, For Kids, Poetry

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Ghost Tales for Halloween

October 30, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

“The Golden Arm” and selected ghost stories from the American Folklife Center for Halloween.

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National Family History Month: How to Discover Your Family History

October 28, 2020 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.

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Cooking Up History: Homemade Halloween

October 26, 2020 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, Cooking, For Kids

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Your Pandemic Story, Illustrated, Shared, and Remembered

October 23, 2020 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.

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I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 16, 2020 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 and Author Programs, For Kids

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Advice for Parents from Book Festival Authors & Around the Library

October 14, 2020 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 and Author Programs, Uncategorized

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Ideal for Distance Learning: Primary Source-Based Interactives and Apps

October 9, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

Distance learning apps and interactives for students using primary sources from the Library of Congress.

Posted in: Activities, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

October 5, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

Activities for families in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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