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Posted by: Matt Raymond
This is the fifth in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: When we started working with the wonderful folks of the West Virginia Center for the Book about parking Gateway to Knowledge at the …
Posted in: Exhibitions
Posted by: Matt Raymond
This is the fourth in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, are journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: We always say the show must go on, but the rain in Cumberland [Maryland] gave us a run for our money. It started …
Posted in: Exhibitions, News
Posted by: Matt Raymond
This is the third in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, have set out across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition. The rolling exhibit launched Sept. 25 at the National Book Festival. She originally wrote this post yesterday: You don’t have to twist …
Posted in: Congress, Events, Exhibitions
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The following is a guest post by Donna Scanlon, Electronic Resources Coordinator in our Collections and Services Directorate. (Donna used to contribute to “Inside Adams,” the blog of the Science, Technology and Business Division): If you have been in any of the Library of Congress reading rooms lately you may have had an opportunity to …
Posted in: Cataloging, Collections, LC Web site, Libraries, News
Posted by: Matt Raymond
This is the second in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, have set out across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition. The rolling exhibit launched Sept. 25 at the National Book Festival: As we roll down the road on our way to Winchester, …
Posted in: Exhibitions, National Book Festival
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The Gateway to Knowledge truck pulled up at about 4:45 p.m. and is now preparing to park on the National Mall for the big day. How exciting! The cab, both dark and gleaming at the same time, the picture-perfect blue sky in the background … As I saw the rig parked in front of the …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, Photos, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The is the first in what will probably be a long series of guest posts from Abigail and Josh Van Gelder, who will be traveling the country with our Gateway to Knowledge exhibition-on-wheels. This one comes from Abigail: It finally came time to pack up our suitcases and move into our traveling home; we’ve grown …
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Posted by: Matt Raymond
We try to give book-lovers as much information as possible about the National Book Festival, in a useful way, on our website. It might seem a little daunting, what with six author pavilions and numerous other attractions spread out across four city blocks on the National Mall and a sea of about 130,000 other people …
Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Events, Exhibitions, LC Web site, National Book Festival, News, Social Media, Washington DC
Posted by: Matt Raymond
After a very long time in the planning stages, our “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition is finally becoming a reality. We were emailed a photo today (shown at right) that got everyone buzzing. It’s the first picture I have seen of the actual truck, rather than a rendering. (Don’t worry; I don’t think it was …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, Collections, Education, Exhibitions, National Book Festival, News, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC