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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is authored by Constance Carter, head of the science reference section. Connie has written for us before, see her posts – Food Thrift: Scraps from the Past and Celebrate with a Chocolate Chip Cookie. The LC Science Tracer Bullet is celebrating its 40th birthday this month! The idea behind the Tracer Bullet was to find …
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post by Dr. Sten Odenwald, NASA/ National Institute of Aerospace, who presented a lecture on the Transit of Venus at the Library of Congress on May 8, 2012. You can view his lecture on our webcast page and Youtube channel. On June 5th, 2012 most people will have the opportunity …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In an earlier post I featured an April 1902 Washington Times article on how to get a book from the Library of Congress. While reading the article, a section about the catalog division – “one of the most remarkable departments in the conduct of the library” – also caught my eye. The function of a …
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
1. What is your background? If you had not already guessed, based on my posts about Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and Louisiana, I am from New Orleans and much of my family still lives there. I was in the 260th graduating class of Ursuline Academy and went to the University of Alabama (ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!) …
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage month, which provides me with the perfect opportunity to highlight one of our outreach activities- the Asian Science & Technology (S&T) Forum. Our division’s research specialist in Asian S&T policy, Dr. Tomoko Steen, created this forum three years ago as a discussion group on behalf of a selection of Asian …
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I am from Louisiana and sometimes I like to use my home state as a jumping off point for a blog post. 2012 brings a perfect opportunity, because it is Louisiana’s Bicentennial. On April 30, 1812 Louisiana was admitted as a state into the Union. For a little historical background on the years before Louisiana …
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, New Orleans
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post features a short description from a 1902 article on how to request a book at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Without looking at today’s photo, can you use the following clues to figure out what today is? The Green Monster Duffy’s Cliff The Triangle Williamsburg The Lone Red Seat The Splendid Splinter Pesky’s Pole Sweet Caroline Curse of the Bambino The Snodgrass Muff One hundred years ago today Fenway Park had its first professional game …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Sports
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
If you were in the Washington, D.C. area this morning (April 17), you were treated to a fly-by of the Space Shuttle Discovery riding piggy-back on a 747 as it made its way to the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located near Dulles International Airport. I did not want to miss …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Pic of the Week