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Posted by: Katie McCarthy
Go "back to school" with the Library of Congress with a collection of photographs, newspaper articles, and videos.
Posted in: For Kids, Reading, Researching, Writing
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th. Here at the Library of Congress, the Informal Learning Office (ILO) starts the celebrations a day early with its latest monthly, in-person family program on Saturday, September 14th. If you’re in the area, stop by the Thomas Jefferson Building and join us! Activities during the drop-in program (10:30 a.m. …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Events, For Kids, For Teens, Hispanic American History, Researching
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
Posted by: Jennifer Ezell
Explore how teenagers have worked, played and influenced their worlds, as documented in the Library of Congress' collections. This post was written by Junior Fellow Georgina (Gigi) Broyles.
Posted in: For Teens, Researching
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
Sarah Peet of the Informal Learning Office contributed research for this post. On Saturday, July 20th, the Library of Congress’ Informal Learning Office (ILO) hosts its latest monthly, in-person family program. July’s Family Day highlights the Olympics in recognition of the 2024 Summer Games from July 26th to August 11th, and the Paralympic Games from …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Events, For Kids, For Teens, Sports