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Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Celebrating Thanksgiving with insights into interesting truths and popular myths about this uniquely American holiday, with related highlights from Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Jump into the collections of the Library of Congress with National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina, as we explore her eight favorite things to do virtually and onsite at the Library.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Listen to this Dust Bowl-era poem set to music with your family to prompt your own activities celebrating Mother's Day.
Posted in: Researching, Women's History
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Learn about the Story Cube, a new fixture in the Library of Congress's Young Readers Center-Programs Lab and many other Library of Congress programs.
Posted in: Reading, Researching
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
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was written by Abigail Sears, a 2022 alumni of the Library of Congress High School Summer Internship program who returned as a volunteer for the program in 2023. During July of 2023, the Library of Congress welcomed twelve teenagers from various parts of the country to participate in its High School Summer Internship …
Posted in: For Teens, Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This is a guest blog by Siobhan Miller, Teaching with Primary Sources intern at the Young Readers Center & Programs Lab. With thanks to Megan Harris of the Veterans History Project. For more information on the Teaching with Primary Sources internship opportunity, please follow this link. As Veterans Day approaches, many of us are reflecting …
Posted in: Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post is by Caneisha Mills, the 2022-2023 Teacher-in-Residence at the Library of Congress. Mills has worked in education in Washington D.C. for over a decade, and was awarded the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s D.C. History Teacher of the Year Award in 2022. This post was originally published on the Teaching With the Library of Congress blog. …
Posted in: Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This blog post was written with input from our Youth Advisory Council. “I thought research was just about writing papers. Now, I know I can do so much more” -Youth Advisory Council member Last year, we posted asking for your help to develop a space for kids and families – and you came through! We …
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