In this post, follow the instructions of a 1920s how-to guide to craft a perfect holiday card. Be inspired by cards and images from the Library's collection.
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.
This is a guest post written by Jennifer Ezell, an Educational Programs Specialist in the Informal Learning Office, with special thanks to Cameron Penwell, Japanese Reference Specialist in the Asian Division at the Library of Congress. This past April, we hosted our annual Japanese Culture Day event, a celebration of Japanese culture and heritage featuring …
This post was written by Mara Gregory, a spring 2023 Teaching With Primary Sources intern and recent graduate of Simmons University. School’s out for the summer! As warm days and long sunlit hours bring back memories of past summer breaks, the Library’s collections are a rich source for exploring children’s leisure activities over the years. …
This post is by Caneisha Mills, the 2022-2023 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence. The life and experience of Gordon Parks ensure his photographs speak to a range of audiences and help others perceive the world as he viewed it. In an article for the March/April 2023 issue of Social Education, the journal of the …
If your family is in the Washington D.C. area on Saturday, April 1st, we would love to see you at the Thomas Jefferson Building for Japanese Culture Day. This celebration is one of the Library’s most popular family-friendly traditions, and a chance for children of all ages to learn about Japanese culture through stories, …