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. …
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.
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.
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 …
On Saturday, February 10th, the Informal Learning Office kicks off a series of monthly, in-person family activity programs. We look forward to welcoming you to sessions full of creative activities, and opportunities to explore Library collections in the beautiful surroundings of the mezzanine level of the Thomas Jefferson Building. February’s program is a “zine,” or …
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.
