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Posted by: Cameron Penwell
Dr. Tung-li Yuan (1895-1965) made profound contributions to the development of modern librarianship in China and Chinese bibliographic studies in the West. For over four decades, his career was closely intertwined with the Library of Congress, as an intern, a collaborative partner while leading the National Library of Peiping, and a librarian.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia
Posted by: Henry Granville Widener
Na série de blog Conveyances, as salas de leitura das coleções internacionais da Biblioteca do Congresso exploram as formas em que a palavra traduzida nos conecta através de continentes, culturas, e séculos. O presente blog é uma entrevista escrita entre Henry Widener (HW), Bibliotecário Lusófono de Referência, com a autora e tradutora brasileira Vanessa Bárbara …
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Brazil, Hispanic Reading Room, Interviews, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, PALABRA Archive, Translation
Posted by: Henry Granville Widener
A written interview between Henry Widener, Portuguese Language Reference Librarian in the Hispanic Reading Room, and Brazilian author and translator Vanessa Bárbara on the author’s lifelong engagement with translation, both through translating authors like Lewis Carroll, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Virginia Woolf, and her own award-winning novel Noites de Alface.
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Brazil, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, PALABRA Archive, Translation
Posted by: Alyson Williams
This is a guest blog post by Lucia Wolf, Italian Specialist and Reference Librarian in the European Reading Room Reflections on the Tenth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, November 2025 As the tenth anniversary of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World concludes under the theme “Italian Cuisine: Health, Culture, and Innovation,” …
Posted in: European Reading Room, Italy, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: Jonathan Loar
The Asian Division is now accepting applications for its Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship, which supports short-term research visits to the Asian Reading Room at the Library of Congress. This year's application deadline is before midnight (ET), Sunday, January 11, 2026 for the 2026 fellowship cycle.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Posted by: Alyson Williams
Various authors, languages, and cultures reflected in the latest release of PALABRA Archive recordings celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, National Hispanic Heritage Month, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Alyson Williams
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, a series of blog posts will discuss the efforts of Hispanic Reading Room staff to follow recipes taken from cookbooks in the Library of Congress’ collections. The third recipe is Steve Colyer’s recipe for caldo de albóndigas (meatball soup), taken from Buen Provecho: 500 Years of Hispanic Cuisine, a publication by the New Jersey Chapter of the Hispanic Association of AT&T Employees (HISPA).
Posted in: Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: David Morris
This blog post is co-authored by Troy Smith, Nordic Area Reference Librarian; Clinton Drake, Reference Librarian; and Ashley Dickerson, Cataloging and Acquisitions Specialist for Finland and the Baltics. Of the 200,000 Finns who immigrated to the United States between 1890 and 1914, many settled in Michigan, particularly in the state’s Upper Peninsula. It was here, …
Posted in: European Reading Room, Finland, Finnish Americans, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Uncategorized
Posted by: Henry Granville Widener
Reflexiones sobre el trabajo con las colecciones de panfletos de Puerto Rico, Nicaragua y Guyana en la Sala Hispánica de Lectura, las cuales reflejan las drásticas transformaciones sociales que estos países vivieron a mediados del siglo XX, principalmente desde la perspectiva femenina y literaria.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Research Guides