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Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

The National Book Festival – Be There, Sept. 22-23

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

Heads up, all you fans of the Library of Congress National Book Festival – it’s going to be two days again this year, with more than 100 authors, following last year’s successful launch of the full-weekend approach. The festival will be held on the National Mall between 9th and 14th Streets on Saturday, Sept. 22, …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Reverberating Still

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

Half a century ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave motion to a powerful, peaceful movement – and his words remain deeply moving today. Here, from the Library’s photographic collections, is a photo of Dr. King shortly before he traveled with members of his family to Oslo, Norway, where in December of 1964 he received …