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Posted by: Jennifer Ezell
Have you ever wondered what impact your state, or even your town, has made on the nation? This post shares real life examples of kids who explored their local history using the Library of Congress collections, with tips and tricks for you to do the same.
Posted in: Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was written by Alli Hartley-Kong and Sarah Peet, educational specialists in the Library of Congress’s Informal Learning Office. In the Library’s Informal Learning Office, we find ourselves sifting through digital versions of primary sources every day to identify collections materials we want to connect children and families to. Every so often you find …
Posted in: Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
Want to make your own family cookbook? This post by Rachel Gordon dives deep into a late nineteenth-century cookbook crowdsourced from "famous folk" of the time as inspiration for a family craft.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
How has hip-hop influenced your favorite authors? Enjoy creative activities with your family as you watch event videos from the Library of Congress reflecting on the importance of hip-hop as self-expression for young people.
Posted in: African American History
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
Want to make a paper poppy to commemorate Veteran's Day? This post shares instructions for how!
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Holidays & Celebrations
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
High school volunteer Karen Araya-Porras shares her "take" on sessions from the National Book Festival.
Posted in: For Teens
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
National Book Festival teen reporter Doug Schwartz shares his takeaways from the National Book Festival, and what other teens might learn from watching this panel online.
Posted in: For Teens
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Families can travel around the world in the Library's collections, inspired by a wish collected during Japanese Culture Day and using Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days as inspiration.
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post summarizes the contributions teenagers made to the Library of Congress this summer, including projects created by teens for the Library's teen internship program.
Posted in: For Teens, Researching