Screen-Free Poetry: Haiku
In this post, Library specialists offer suggestions for writing haiku with kids, with illustrations from the Library’s collection of Japanese woodblock prints.
Ghost Tales for Halloween
“The Golden Arm” and selected ghost stories from the American Folklife Center for Halloween.
National Family History Month: How to Discover Your Family History
Young Readers Center intern Kamilah Zischang traces her family history and provides advice on how to explore family history with kids, using genealogy resources from the Library.
Cooking Up History: Homemade Halloween
Halloween recipes and activity suggestions from the past via the Library’s newspaper archive, Chronicling America. The Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection is a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Your Pandemic Story, Illustrated, Shared, and Remembered
This post describes the Library’s efforts to collect photographs and artwork that represent life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and invites families to reflect on and document their experiences, based on a series of questions.
I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we share highlights from her 2017 conversation with author Debbie Levy in the Library’s Young Readers Center.
Advice for Parents from Book Festival Authors & Around the Library
In this post, we feature a conversation from the 2020 National Book Festival, in which authors Judith Warner and Esther Wojcicki discuss parenthood. We also share some historical examples of parenting found in the Library of Congress’ online collections.
Ideal for Distance Learning: Primary Source-Based Interactives and Apps
Distance learning apps and interactives for students using primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Activities for families in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Highlights from Children’s and Teen Stages at Virtual National Book Festival 2020
Highlights from the children and teen stages of the 2020 National Book Festival.