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Archive: September 2018 (11 Posts)

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

Pic of the Week: National Book Festival Draws Tens of Thousands

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Crowds of book lovers happily took time out last Saturday from the holiday weekend to celebrate books at the Library of Congress’ 18th National Book Festival. Held in the Washington, D.C., Convention Center, the festival featured more than 100 authors of books of all kinds – presidential histories, memoirs, graphic novels, spy thrillers, illustrated children’s …

Posted in: Books, Events, Pic of the Week

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

Talking Textiles: Marvels of Pre-Columbian America

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

This is a guest post by Rosemary Ryan, an archaeological research fellow at the Library. She is a student at Towson University specializing in forensic anthropology and archaeology. Her research at the Library supports the “Exploring the Early Americas” exhibit and the Jay I. Kislak Collection, made up of more than 3,000 items related to …

Posted in: Collections, Curators, Preservation, Researcher Stories