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Close-up digital scan of a clown on the left-hand side of a giant circus poster. Four-color wood block print. The clown is clad in a skin-tight costume. He is standing with most of his body facing forward, but his face is turned in profile. One arm is raised to hold back a curtain, and the other raised towards his face. His palm is open and his thumb rests on his nose. The edge of the clown to the right is partially visible. This clown rests his hand on the shoulder of the first clown.

Tack Hit: Contextualizing the Library’s Oldest Poster

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

COVID Recollections: “Documenting COVID-19: A Panel Discussion on Community-Based Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Now Available Online

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Artist creating street art during COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID Recollections: “Walls Speak and People Need to Listen” – An Interview with Dr. Heather Shirey and Dr. Todd Lawrence about the COVID-19 Street Art Archive

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Caught My Ear: Ballads and Children’s Songs by Eunice Yeatts McAlexander

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Female child care worker posing for photograph in her workplace.

COVID Recollections: New Collection of 25 COVID-19 Interviews with Childcare Workers in Appalachia, Now Available Online

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

A woman stands in front of her airplane, a Monocoupe, in a Kansas field. She smiles at the camera as a breeze blows her wavy hair back from her face.

Come Josephine, In My Flying Machine: Women of Aviation

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A two-masted brig under heavy sail.

A Shantyman’s Farewell

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Henry Alsberg, Director of the Federal Writers' Project, 1935-39 poses on a city sidewalk

Henry Alsberg: A New Deal Life

Posted by: Guha Shankar

A handmade sewing notebook sits open, showing a miniature example of a handstitched cotton gingham apron on the left-hand page. The accompanying description of the item, and how to make it, is visible on the right-hand page.

A Stitch in Time

Posted by: Meg Nicholas