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Archive: September 2016 (2 Posts)

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The Library of Congress and its Librarians

Posted by: Margaret Wood

I expect almost everyone who works at the Library of Congress can tell you the year in which the Library was established – if not the exact date.  The Library is the oldest cultural institution in the United States.  Its establishment dates back to April 24, 1800 when President John Adams signed a law that …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Appropriation Charts in Congress.gov

Posted by: Margaret Wood

I have always liked the month of September.  It seems a time of new beginnings, the old back to school excitement and energy, more temperate weather (e.g., “a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness“).  But here in the nation’s capital, September is also a month of endings.  The end of September marks the end of …