Top of page

Archive of all 625 Posts

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

Gateway to Knowledge Guest Post #16

Posted by: Erin Allen

This is the 16th in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: It’s hard to believe that we have reached stop #30 with the Gateway to Knowledge Tour.  We have rolled into 13 states now, …

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

Crazy SK8s

Posted by: Erin Allen

There’s something about strapping on a pair of roller skates and the exhilaration of speeding across the floor, taking fast turns, testing your agility as you maneuver against and in tandem with those like-minded. The sport is very near and dear to my heart, as I recently joined the ranks of the DC Rollergirls, the …

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

He Shall Not Be Forgotten

Posted by: Erin Allen

Working-class men and women, the poor, the destitute – all individuals whom society can sometimes take for granted – held a special place for photographer Milton Rogovin. He made it his life’s work to really see them through his lens and document the humanity of those he called “the forgotten ones.” Just a few weeks …

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

“Booking” Your Holiday Party Plans

Posted by: Erin Allen

The following is from our newest contributor to the Library’s blog, Erin Allen, in the Office of Communications.  Erin is a writer-editor who writes our Wise Guide, helps coordinate our calendar of events, and contributes to many of our publications.  She also was acting editor of The Library of Congress Gazette, our staff newsletter, for …