January 14, 2022
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Inspiration for winter activities for families from the Library's Japanese woodblock print collection.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts , Asian American History , For Kids , Uncategorized
January 5, 2022
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Images of snowmen from the Library's collections as inspiration for families.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts , For Kids
December 23, 2021
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 , Holidays & Celebrations
December 10, 2021
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 , Holidays & Celebrations
November 19, 2021
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for crafts to decorate a Thanksgiving table using Library collections for inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts , Cooking , For Kids , Holidays & Celebrations
October 27, 2021
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 , Holidays & Celebrations
September 30, 2021
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
September 22, 2021
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
August 20, 2021
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