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Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
Sports, as any fan knows, can be heartbreaking — yet today, as we play ball in America, it’s always possible to walk away from a loss and say, “It’s only a game, after all.” But the Mesoamericans — Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs and such — played, shall we say, as if they really meant it. Their …
Posted in: Exhibitions, History, Maps
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
Broadway orchestration is the lasso that ensnares a catchy tune, a witty lyric, a burst of inspired dance–and spins them out from Times Square to your local theater, cabaret, satirical review or high school. Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 and 7, the Library of Congress’ Music Division will host a free, two-day public symposium on …
Posted by: Matt Raymond
For more than two years now, I’ve been the lone blogger on LOC.gov. As most bloggers know, the key to nurturing a growing group of engaged readers is mainly a function of volume: lots of compelling posts, posted with regularity. Unfortunately for the blog, I wear many hats in my current position, which far too …
Posted in: Blogging, News, Social Media
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Jennifer Cutting of the Library’s American Folklife Center talks about the origins of May Day and its celebration. We have temporarily put that video on the front page of our relatively new YouTube channel.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audiovisual, History, Video
Posted by: Matt Raymond
“May Day!” is a well-known distress call. But “MayDay” is also a project to help prevent distress of another kind: Archives, libraries, museums and historic preservation organizations have set aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, an initiative to protect cultural heritage from disasters. For our part, the Library last year contributed a “mutual assistance” …
Posted in: Collections, Libraries, Preservation, Science