Crafting from the Collections: Bookplates
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
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History in Our Backyards: Monuments and Memorials
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
Grilling Up History: Primary Sources and Hot Dogs
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this summer-themed post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern at the Young Readers Center presents some historical primary sources related to hot dogs.
Posted in: Cooking, For Kids, Uncategorized
Inspiration for Mother’s Day from the Library’s Collections
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Inspiration from the collections for celebrating Mother's Day.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Motherhood and the Military
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
The following post was written by Kerry Ward, Liaison Specialist in the Veterans History Project (VHP), and was originally published on the Library’s Folklife Today blog. It references VHP’s upcoming virtual discussion panel, “Motherhood and the Military,” taking place on May 6. This second Sunday in May has been set aside for our nation …
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Tips for Teen Researchers
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Tips for teens for using the Library's new guide to online research for students, written by a high school junior.
Posted in: For Teens, Researching, Uncategorized, Writing
Exploring Mars with the Library
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Images of Mars and resources about space exploration from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Science, Technology & Math, Uncategorized
Kermit! On Fame, Fortune and the 2020 National Recording Registry
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Kermit the Frog stops in to chat with Librarian Carla Hayden about his induction into the 2020 class of the National Recording Registry with his banjo-strumming ballad, “The Rainbow Connection” from 1979’s “The Muppet Movie.”
Posted in: For Kids, Uncategorized
Family-Focused Events Roundup: April – May 2021
Posted by: Kaleena Black
This post features a list of family-oriented Library of Congress virtual events coming up in April and May.
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