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No Extra Words: The Emotional Punch of Novels in Verse

Three movable books from the Rare Book Division.

Pop-Up Books at the Library

A 1940s poster featuring Half-length portrait of member of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, facing left, holding whistle, in front of marching soldiers.

Women in the Military During World War II: Family Listening Activities

A ballet dancer wearing a white dress leans backwards in a dancing position, one leg extended. Her hands are over her head and her arms look muscular. She wears a hat.

Family Resources for Exploring the Work of Katherine Dunham: Experience, Research & Creation

A middle-aged woman wearing glasses, a red shirt, and a medal around her neck smiles in front of a bookshelf.

Introducing Lit Bits: Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

An 18th century Japanese print shows a girl in a kimono, looking though a window at blooming cherry trees on the banks of a river.

Japanese Culture Day at the Library of Congress

A woman with thick braids wearing an ornate, traditional outfit stands next to a large plant that towers over here in this black and white photograph.

Meet the Subjects of Latinitas in the Library of Congress’s Collection!

Four people sit on chairs on a stage with a National Book Festival sign behind them. The four women include one teen in the far left, with three female authors sitting in the chairs next to her.

Apply for a High School Summer Internship at the Library of Congress!

A black and white photograph from 1942 of a Caucasian boy clutching his Japanese-American friend.

How Were Children Affected by World War II? Primary Sources of Youth Voices from Japanese-American Incarceration