Taking a Historic Road Trip: 1840s Style
Posted by: Katie McCarthy
During the busy travel season of the holidays, read about “road trips” from 175 years ago.
Posted in: For Kids, For Teens, Reading, Researching, Travel, Writing
Category: Writing
Explore Interactive Children’s Books of the Past
Posted by: Jennifer Ezell
Children's books often break the mold in their content, shapes, and presentation. Explore a series of unique children's books from the Library of Congress' collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Reading, Writing
Teen Interns Reflect: Literature, Poetry, and Art in the Library’s Collections
Posted by: Jennifer Ezell
This summer, teens learned about the Library of Congress as part of the High School Summer Internship. Follow along as five program participants preview The Source, the Library’s new education center, by sharing about the literature, poetry, and art that they connected with this summer.
Posted in: African American History, For Teens, Researching, The Source, Writing
Jade Snow Wong’s Childhood in San Francisco’s Chinatown
Posted by: Katie McCarthy
Find out what it was like to grow up in San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1920s and 1930s in this dive into Jade Snow Wong's memoir Fifth Chinese Daughter. The Manuscripts Division of the Library of Congress holds Wong's papers in its AAPI Collection.
Posted in: Asian American History, Biographies, Women's History, Writing
National Poetry Month: Exploring Out Your Window and Out of this World
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Calling all young poets and poetry lovers! This blog introduces kids and families to two special poems by past Poet Laureate Consultants in Poetry. Listen deeply, explore with close looking questions, and write your own poems together as a family.
Posted in: The Source, Writing
Go Back to School with the Library of Congress’ Collections
Posted by: Katie McCarthy
Go "back to school" with the Library of Congress with a collection of photographs, newspaper articles, and videos.
Posted in: For Kids, Reading, Researching, Writing
Guiding Memory: Mnemonics and More
Posted by: Jennifer Ezell
Learn about objects in the Library of Congress that help guide memory and memorization and learn how these tools help understand the importance of memory and tolls we use to retain memories.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Exhibitions, For Kids, For Teens, Reading, Writing
Join Us for Family Days at the Library: Celebrate National Library Month on April 13th!
Posted by: Katie McCarthy
Discover the history and work of the Library of Congress by joining us in a participatory family day or by exploring virtual exhibitions.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Events, Reading, Researching, Writing
Children’s Voices in the Library of Congress: Letters to Notable Americans
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Have you ever written a letter to someone you admire? Educator Dianne Choie introduces kids and families to Library collections created by kids themselves.