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Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Program specialist Monica Valentine thanks and recognizes outgoing National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina in a post marking Meg's closing ceremony.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Let's look back at the National Book Festival, through the eyes of teens. This blog post shares the observations of Lena Katir, a participant in the Informal Learning Office’s 2024 summer teen internship program, and a teen volunteer at the National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Teens, High School Internships
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Celebrating Thanksgiving with insights into interesting truths and popular myths about this uniquely American holiday, with related highlights from Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Jump into the collections of the Library of Congress with National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina, as we explore her eight favorite things to do virtually and onsite at the Library.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Abstract: What roles do high school students play at the Library? In this post, Upward Bound participant Adolfo A. Ixchop shares about his summer internship at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: For Teens, High School Internships
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Learn about how the Informal Learning Office is preparing for the opening of our new youth center with pilot onsite school programs, and how you can be involved.
Posted in: Exhibitions, School Programs
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