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Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds a dazzling array of 15th-century woodcuts. Taken together, they display the experimentation of artistry and design in the years following the invention of the printing press.
Posted in: Rare Book and Special Collections, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Neely Tucker
"Hearing Black Voices" is one of the major threads at the 2020 National Book Festival, featuring an array of prominent Black authors.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The William Howard Taft papers are the largest of the Manuscript Division’s 23 presidential collections, comprising approximately 676,000 documents covering his personal life and public career. Among them lies the heartbreaking tale of the death of Maj. Archie Butt, his beloved friend and aide, in the sinking of the Titanic.
Posted in: Manuscripts, New Online, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The 2020 National Book Festival will feature three major threads -- "Fearless Women, "Hearing Black Voices" and "Democracy in the 21st Century" -- that will anchor the Library's 20th festival and its first virtual one. This post focuses on "Fearless Women."
Posted in: National Book Festival, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, Women's History, Writers
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
An overview of what users can expect at the 20th Library of Congress National Book Festival, all-virtual for the first time in 2020.
Posted in: Books, LC Web site, National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library invites you to contribute photographic and graphic art images to the Flickr group called “COVID-19 American Experiences.” Library curators will review submissions and select images to add to the group and to preserve in our permanent collections.
Posted in: COVID-19, Influeza/Covid-19, New Online, Photos
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes about the Library's 20th annual National Book Festival in his September newsletter.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library launches a new podcast, "America Works," with interviews of workers across the nation talking about their jobs and their lives.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, New Online, Podcasts
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Rick Atkinson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose books include "An Army at Dawn," The Day of Battle," "The Guns at Last Light," and "Battle of the Bulge," writes about the lasting impact of World War II on American society.
Posted in: History, Veterans History Project, Writers