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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
It’s December, and that means that many of us get to give and receive gifts. And the right gift can really add to that holiday magic! I investigated what gifts people may have given each other a hundred years ago by looking at historical newspapers in the Library’s Chronicling America database. Let’s take a look! …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for creating stationery for holiday letters using Library images and links to digitized Christmas stories in the Library's collections
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for crafts to decorate a Thanksgiving table using Library collections for inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this Halloween-themed blog post, we share photographs from the Library's collections, to offer some inspiration for pumpkin carving and decorating.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
The game of lotería in the Library's collections / El juego de lotería en las colecciones de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Hispanic American History, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for organizing a family book collection, drawing inspiration from photographs in the Library's collection and the Library of Congress's classification system.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Using Library bookplates and other collections for your own collection of books.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Reading, Uncategorized
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is a guest post by Amy Ribakove, a Young Readers Center intern who is currently pursuing an MLIS at Pratt Institute. This September she begins her first year as the school librarian at International School of Brooklyn. Special thanks to Sara W. Duke, Curator of Popular & Applied Graphic Art in the Prints & Photographs Division …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Biographies, For Kids, For Teens, Reading
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern shares examples of monuments and memorials that are represented in the Library's online collections, with some activities and discussion prompts for children and families.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized