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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
January 1 begins the new year of the Gregorian calendar. Many of us who celebrate this day have traditions for bringing in the New Year such as banging pots and pans, blowing horns, kissing the person next to you, and making resolutions. We also have food traditions and special meals that we prepare and serve on …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
December 17 marks the date of the Wright Brothers’ “First Flight” at Kitty Hawk in 1903. This notable milestone in the history of aeronautics is well documented in the collections of the Library of Congress. If you are curious about the Wright Brothers or the history of flight, then the Library of Congress has many …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Brrr…winter is approaching!! For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the temperature drops and the landscape begins to be covered in frost, ice, and snow. I used to dread this time of year. The trees are bare, the flowers are gone, and more time is spent indoors. But this year, I am opening my …
Posted in: Gardening
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
I thought it might be helpful to explain why turkeys have dark and white meat.
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a sweet potato and yam?
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
I bet most people don’t know that an estimated 40% of the Library’s books and journals are science and business materials. The significance of this can be traced back to our founding father, Thomas Jefferson, who sold his personal library to Congress in 1815 for $23,950. Jefferson collected titles from around the world in all …
Posted in: ST&B Division
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Parking! We city dwellers often ask, “Is there parking?” before even venturing out the door. For so many of us, the statement “a really great parking space can totally move you to tears” is right on spot. On Sunday (November 1, 2009) the Washington Post’ s Philip Kennicott reported (On the spot: Putting parking in its …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
This is the first blog post for "Inside Adams" from the Science, Technology and Business Division, connecting readers to ST&B collections and activities.
Posted in: John Adams Building, ST&B Division