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Posted by: Matt Raymond
Tonight the final touches will be put on the Library?s West Side Story exhibition (thus the headline), which opens tomorrow, Sept. 26, and remains on view in the foyer of the Performing Arts Reading Room (room 113 of the Library?s James Madison Memorial Building) through March 29. ?West Side Story: Birth of a Classic? marks …
Posted in: Exhibitions, LC Web site, Music
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Beginning this Sunday, Sept. 23, many Americans will be rapt as they watch the stories from Ken Burns? latest series, ?The War,? on PBS. The series focuses on firsthand accounts of those who were affected by World War II?much like the goal of the Library?s Veterans History Project. If you get a chance, check out …
Posted in: History, LC Web site, News, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Some strong but, unfortunately, inaccurate words have been used regarding a small handful of the 50,000+ oral histories of the Veterans History Project (part of the Library?s American Folklife Center). News reporters and others have been using terms like ?fraud? or ?misrepresentation? to describe the incorrect listing of 24 veterans on the VHP Web site …
Posted in: LC Web site, News, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The U.S. Constitution is turning 220 years old, having been ratified at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 1787. Some believe this historic document has been a bit bruised and battered in the post-9/11 era. This is the subject of a bipartisan discussion in the Library?s James Madison Building at 12:30 p.m. on …
Posted in: Events, History, LC Web site, News
Posted by: Matt Raymond
As promised, the Library of Congress today launched an enhanced and, if I might say so, much spiffier homepage at LOC.gov. Have you seen it yet? Click here to learn the full details. Among the changes: ? The homepage now features a dynamic graphic at the top for navigation to some of the most popular …
Posted in: LC Web site, Libraries, News, Podcasts
Posted by: Matt Raymond
If you haven?t checked out the National Book Festival homepage recently, you might have missed that we have begun uploading podcasts with several of the authors who will be attending the festival on Sept. 29. As of this writing, there are now podcasts from David Baldacci, Ken Burns, Carmen Agra Deedy, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and …
Posted in: Books, Events, LC Web site, Podcasts
Posted by: Matt Raymond
While we prepare for the last long weekend of the summer ? or shop for school supplies ? let us pause to remember the historic significance of Labor Day and the men and women who fought for workers? rights. In 1894, Congress passed legislation making Labor Day ? the first Monday in September ? a …
Posted in: Events, History, LC Web site, Thomas Jefferson Building
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The front page at LOC.gov will be getting a bit of a facelift in a couple of weeks.? (In fact, the plan is to time it to the 20th anniversary of the Librarian of Congress’s tenure on Sept. 14.) The changes won?t be radical, but we do hope they will be viewed as improvements.? You …
Posted in: LC Web site, New Visitors Experience
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The Fourth is quickly approaching ? very quickly ? and the July edition of the LOC Wise Guide brings us some timely facts about hot dogs. I don?t know about you, but it sure makes me hungry for one of those Hot Texas Wieners ? from New Jersey. Enjoy America?s 231st, everyone!
Posted in: Baseball, History, LC Web site