Free to Use and Reuse: Maps of Cities
This edition of “Free to Use and Reuse” showcases some of the Library’s copyright-free holdings of maps of cities.
Archive for May 2020 (19 posts)
Jason Reynolds: A Book Cover For Your Life
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, has a new weekly writing challenge: Create a book cover, maybe even for one about your own life. It’s harder than it seems.
Dav Pilkey At Home — Plus Baby Frogs!
Dav Pilkey is back with another pair of short drawing tutorials and cheerful messages. It’s sort of the brand for the author and illustrator of “Dog Man” and “Captain Underpants” fame, and we’re delighted to have him drop by on Fridays for awhile.
The Veterans History Project: Remembering V-E Day
The Library’s Veterans History Project marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day — the end of World War II in Europe — newest installment of the online exhibit, Experiencing War.
Something Fishy…
French zoologist Pierre Belon began modern scientific study of fish in 1551 with the publication of “L’historie naturelle des estranges poissons marins,” or, “The Natural History of Strange Marine Fish.”
Stone/Blackwell Marriage: To Love And Honor, But Not “Obey”
On May 1, 1855, Lucy Stone and Henry Browne Blackwell, two well-known social reformers, used their high-profile wedding to protest marriage laws of the time.
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic Newsletter
The May newsletter by Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Dav Pilkey: How to Draw Piggy and Barky McTreeFace
Children’s book author and illustrator Dav Pilkey has another couple of quick drawing lessons: Piggy and Barky McTreeFace, They’re both from his “Dog Man” series.
Preservation Week: From Captain America to Thomas Jefferson
It’s Preservation Week, and the Library’s Preservation Research and Testing Division has helped set national standards in cultural heritage institutions for half a century. Among other highlights, they’ve helped save “Captain America” comics and discovered Thomas Jefferson’s edits in the Declaration of Independence.