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A large pumpkin, painted black with purple tentacles, sits on a wooden deck. Atop the pumpkin sits a mannequin torso and head painted to look like Ursula from The Little Mermaid.

Halloween Family Day- Your Favorite Ghoulish Gourds

Posted by: Lauren Windham Roszak

Photograph shows baseball players on the field during a game at Ebbets Field with grandstands and light towers in the background, in Brooklyn, New York.

Baseball History: Reflections & Family Story Activities

Posted by: Lauren Windham Roszak

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Halloween Puzzles from the Library of Congress’s Newspaper Collections

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Promotional graphics for Halloween Family Day at hte LIbrary of Congress, featuring pictures of the authors with their books, and the words "Halloween FAmily Day" October 22. 10 am-2 pm Family friendly Halloween activities, 2 pm Featured author program and 3:30 pm book signing and meet and greet with the authors

Halloween Family Day at the Library of Congress: Resources & Collections

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Roadside cart with bagged and boxed apples.

Recipes and Collections for “October, the Apple-Scented Month”

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx Literature: Webcast and Family Discussion Questions

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

A woman wearing a white shirt smiles directly at the camera

Meet Caneisha Mills, the 2022-2023 Library of Congress Teacher-in-Residence

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Five authors sit on stage, smiling, with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Events for Kids & Teens at the Library This Fall

Posted by: Naomi Coquillon

French circus poster shows two performers in the basket of an airship navigated by a rudder and a propeller

“Venturesome Ladies”: Trailblazing Female Fliers

Posted by: Rachel Gordon