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Posted by: Erin Allen
“Better, sir, far better, that the blood of every man, woman, and child within the limits of the state should flow, than that she should defy the federal government,” swore Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon to Missouri governor and Confederate sympathizer Claiborne Fox Jackson during negotiations to prevent the state from joining the Confederacy. His next …
Posted in: Blogging, Civil War, Collections, Exhibitions, History
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
The 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival closed up shop Sunday evening – leaving more than 200,000 delighted book-lovers thrilled to have heard from and met their favorite authors, stoked up with new titles to read, and exhilarated by two days of gorgeous fall weather there on the National Mall. One couple even got …
Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Education, Events, History, LC Web site, Libraries, National Book Festival, Photos, Podcasts, Poetry, Uncategorized, Washington DC
Posted by: Gayle Osterberg
(The following is a guest post from the Library’s Director of Communications, Gayle Osterberg.) It’s been a big week for the Library of Congress, as we’ve launched two exciting new resources to serve our many and varied audiences in the years ahead, and are rolling into our biggest event of the year on the National …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, Events, LC Web site, National Book Festival, Thomas Jefferson Building, Uncategorized, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
(The following is a guest post from Audrey Fischer, editor of the new Library of Congress Magazine, LCM.) What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, we were putting to bed the final issue of the Library of Congress Information Bulletin—not just for the year 2011, but for all eternity. This …
Posted in: LC Web site, News
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
Author Bob Woodward will join the lineup for the Library of Congress National Book Festival, speaking at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 in the History & Biography Pavilion about his new book “The Price of Politics.” More about the two-day, free-and-open-to-the-public National Book Festival at www.loc.gov/bookfest. .
Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Education, Events, History, National Book Festival, Uncategorized, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
Library of Congress and Capitol Hill staff gathered today in the historic Thomas Jefferson Building for a special event launching Congress.gov, a new public beta site for accessing free, fact-based legislative information. Featuring platform mobility, comprehensive information retrieval and user-friendly presentation, the new site eventually will replace the THOMAS system, introduced in 1995. “Thomas Jefferson …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, LC Web site, Technology
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress, with collections that are universal and comprise all media, has a long history of acknowledging the importance of books. Its “Books That Shaped America” exhibition is currently on view through Sept. 29 in the Southwest Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The exhibition is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. …
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Books, Civil War, Collections, Exhibitions, History
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
Just days stand between the book-lovers of the USA and the Library of Congress National Book Festival! But don’t just stare at the countdown clock on the Festival website … check out the speaking and book-signing schedules for our 125 authors, or listen to the podcasts already available from some of this year’s authors. That …
Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Education, Events, Exhibitions, Libraries, Maps, National Book Festival, Podcasts, Poetry, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
There were ample headlines about the Library of Congress in August that really gave a flavor of the institution’s collections, people and mission. Leading the way was a great feature in Delta’s Sky Magazine on the Library’s use of technology to preserve the nation’s past and future. At a time when so many libraries are …
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