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Posted by: Katie McCarthy
As we reach the end of summer, I’m beginning to feel nostalgic for the hot days I grumbled about. Thinking about the past months, I’ve noticed that there are some foods I eat exclusively (or at least in a much higher quantity) in the summer: BLT sandwiches, corn on the cob, and hot dogs, to name …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking
Posted by: Jennifer Ezell
Learn about objects in the Library of Congress that help guide memory and memorization and learn how these tools help understand the importance of memory and tolls we use to retain memories.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Exhibitions, For Kids, For Teens, Reading, Writing
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Play ball! Baseball trivia, that is. In this post about the Library's community outreach at Nationals Park, we share some of our favorite trivia questions.
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
ILO program specialist Monica Valentine shares what panels and authors she's most looking forward to at the National Book Festival, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Let’s celebrate the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics a century after the Games were last held there. Check out this brief history of the Games, an overview of 1924 Olympic “firsts” and related stories of American athletes featured in Library collections.
Posted in: Sports