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Posted by: Matt Raymond
I recently did an interview with Lisa Guidarini of the blog ?Bluestalking Reader.? (It occurs that I never asked about the name of her blog: Is it ?blue stalking,? or ?blues talking??) An excerpt: LG: What?s been the most memorable part of your job, since becoming Director of Communications? MR: Wow, where to start? Every …
Posted by: Matt Raymond
There is so much history around this sprawling place that sometimes a milestone or two worth mentioning will slip beneath the radar. The Politico reported that yesterday (Nov. 1) was the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Library of Congress?s Thomas Jefferson Building on Capitol Hill (although the ?TJB? moniker wouldn?t come until many …
Posted in: History, New Visitors Experience, Thomas Jefferson Building
Posted by: Matt Raymond
I know it is technically improper to end a sentence or headline with a preposition, even if Winston Churchill was (perhaps incorrectly) reputed to have said the rule was something “up with which I will not put.” At any rate, I wanted to pass along that the Library’s in-house newspaper, The Gazette, has offered serialized …
Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Events, News, Washington DC