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Posted by: Matt Raymond
I want to preface this post by reiterating one of our general disclaimers up front, to wit: “This blog does not represent official Library of Congress communications.” Because this post will edge slightly closer to “editorializing” than most of my previous posts. Working in the Office of Communications as I do, I’m aware of the …
Posted in: Books, Collections, LC Web site, Libraries, Technology
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The Library of Congress often provides Bibles from its vast collections for the use of Members of Congress The Lincoln Bible, by the way, will be among the items on display in “With Malice Toward None,” our exhibit opening Feb. 12 that honors the 200th birthday of our 16th president. The images follow the jump. …
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Books, Collections, History, News
Posted by: Matt Raymond
I know it is late notice, but if you have some time on your hands this afternoon (and you’re in DC), you might want to stop by an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections Division (the Lessing J. Rosenwald Room, across from room 239 in the …
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Further to my Friday post, I wanted to point out that Kay Ryan’s webcast from last week has now been put online, here. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Posted in: Books, LC Web site, Poetry
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Well, I’ve been a very bad blogger. But we’ve been pretty busy around here. Let’s see, what have we been up to? Well, we’ve begun taking a little bit of the Library on the road — first in Fort Lauderdale Sept. 19 and next in Denver on Oct. 27 (with Dallas, San Francisco and Los …
Posted in: Books, Events, LC Web site, Libraries, National Book Festival, News, Photos, Poetry
Posted by: Matt Raymond
“Talk, talk, talk,” you say. “That’s all Matt does is talk to the 2008 National Book Festival Authors. But when will we, the readers and fans of those authors, get a chance to ask the questions?!” Well, you can come in person, of course, to the National Book Festival on Sept. 27, 2008, from 10 …
Posted in: Books, Events, National Book Festival, Podcasts, Washington DC
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Time was, the most common question we would get at the Library of Congress was, “Where are all the books?” (The answer is here.) But a new question has begun to rival that query in frequency: “Where is the ‘Book of Secrets’?” Well, for the next month, at least, you can find it at the …
Posted in: Books, Events, Film, News, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
Posted by: Matt Raymond
There are still days in this job, even after two years, when I have to pinch myself. One such moment has come during the past few weeks with the opportunity to get to know Kay Ryan, appointed by the Librarian of Congress as the new Poet Laureate (official title: Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry). I …
Posted in: Books, Events, National Book Festival, Poetry
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The eighth annual National Book Festival (Sept. 27, 2008) has an outstanding lineup of authors, and I’ve been having the privilege of interviewing several of them for podcasts. The subscription link is here. I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I have to disclose that I have been doing my own audio engineering (with practically …