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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
What is your background? Born in Whitefield, NH, I spent my school days in Lancaster, Keene, Nashua and Manchester and at Northfield School for Girls in Massachusetts. In my freshman year at Smith College, I announced that I didn’t think it was necessary to leave America’s shores. Thus the college was pleased when my first …
Posted in: Five Questions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Our guest author today is Michelle Cadoree Bradley, Science Reference Specialist. Michelle entered the Library of Congress as part of the Library of Congress Intern Program (1989-90). After completing her internship she joined the then Science and Technology Division. She holds a master’s in Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University School of Library and …
Posted in: Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Zoology
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Artist Lee Lawrie’s figures on the Adams Building bronze doors provide us with an opportunity to highlight important mythical and heroic figures that helped promote the written word. For Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month we highlighted the figure of Brahma. It seems only fitting that for Hispanic Heritage Month we feature the bronze image of the …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, John Adams Building
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Did you know that the food and the word chocolate (choolatl/ xocolātl) originated from Mesoamerica (part of Mexico and Central America)? The Aztecs and the Mayans were some of the first people to consume chocolate, mostly in beverage form, for medicinal and religious purposes. In fact, many foods we consume today, like avocados, chilies, corn, …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I hail from Silver Spring, Maryland, about fifteen miles away from the Library. I currently attend Montgomery College where I am studying Psychology and Neuroscience. Before starting college I had the opportunity to live in Israel where I studied Jewish texts such as the Talmud. It was a once in …
Posted in: Five Questions, Military science, Technical Reports and Standards
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is by 2011 Junior Fellow Brian Horowitz of Montgomery College in Maryland. Brian is also the author of the Art of War…and of Sandwich Making and Stumbled upon in the Stacks– a brief biography of Brevet Major Alfred Mordecai. In elementary school my favorite lunch consisted of a peanut butter and jelly (PB&J) sandwich in a brown …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Inventions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? My family currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. I have also lived in Davenport, Iowa; Modesto, California; and Edwardsville, Illinois. I finished my first year at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a Younglife leader for a group of high school freshman girls, an Admissions Ambassador, a member of …
Posted in: Five Questions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Tuesday’s 5.8 earthquake located in Virginia reminded me that the earth is alive. It also reminded me that it is important to always be prepared, because you never know what Mother Nature has in store for us. As expected, earthquakes and their effect on buildings and other structures are hot topics right now. If you want …
Posted in: Weather
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I’m a true Midwesterner! I am from the Chicago suburbs and attend college in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a sophomore at Augustana College and will pursue a double major in Anthropology and Religion. I love learning about people’s cultures, values, and beliefs, which drove me to …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Five Questions