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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
On Tuesday, January 7, and Wednesday, January 8, 2020 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. the Science and Business Reading Room will highlight our winter reading room display, "Inspired by the National Parks: Park Vistas, Plants, Animals and Fiber Art Quilts." For two days only, the reading room will host sixty fabric art quilts depicting scenes from our National Parks and some of their plant and animal inhabitants.
Posted in: Displays and Exhibits
Posted by: Nate Smith
Henrietta Leavitt's discovery led to new ways of measuring distances in space.
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Science, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
You may not see many of them now, but learn about Christmas Club accounts.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Lynn Weinstein, Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. The sedge is wither’d from the lake, And no birds sing — KEATS A recent Cornell Chronicle article reported that nearly 30 percent of birds in the North America have vanished since 1970. Simultaneously, the population of raptors …
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
On December 5, NASA's Dr. Scott Luthcke will discuss the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter (ATLAS) aboard ICESat-2 and the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument on the International Space Station, their performance thus far, and their dependence on satellite geodesy.
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
A brief article about gravy featuring tips on making good gravy from "The Art of Sauce and Gravy Making" (1966) by Frederica L. Beinert
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s guest post is by Anastasia “Tasha” Binkowski. Tasha is a Librarian-in-Residence working in the Rare Book & Special Collections and Manuscript Divisions. The Early American Paper Money Collection, newly rehoused in Rare Book and Special Collections at the Library of Congress, probably isn’t like any money you’ve ever seen before. These bills are roughly …
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library offers Saturday orientations/classes and sometimes Business Reference takes their turn. Instead of doing our general Business Research Orientation, we are teaching So…you want to research old companies at the Library of Congress. We have given this class before and because there was interest, we are doing it again on November 30. While the …
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Alexander McCall Smith has been celebrated for his lead female detective and recently the Library of Congress celebrated him for his work. The associated display included early female detective works of fiction, comic books, and also the flora and fauna of the setting of Smith's famous The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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