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Cover of sheet music, with Barbara Eden dressed as Genie, chin resting on a lightly closed fist

Bewitched by TV Themes

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Most folks know the ridiculously catchy instrumental theme song for the 1960s classic TV comedy “I Dream of Jeannie.” But how many can recite its lyrics — “Jeannie, fresh as a daisy!/Just love how she obeys me” — or even knew it had any? The theme for “Bewitched,” another ’60s favorite, briefly had its day: …

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

By the People: Transcribe Early Copyright Applications

Posted by: Neely Tucker

The Library’s newest crowdsourcing campaign, American Creativity: Early Copyright Title Pages, is now online and ready for your amusement, education and transcription. It features the great (and not so great) ideas of yesteryear in copyright applications from 1790 to 1870, which recorded the young nation’s attempts to capitalize on the present and transform the future.