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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Lara Szypszak is a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division. In this Q & A, she explains her work at the Library, her international travels and good times assisting Gershwin Prize recipients and National Book Festival authors while they're at Library events.
Posted in: Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Gregory Lukow, chief of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, led the Library's efforts to construct the Center, teaming with the Packard Humanities Institute to make it one of the world's best film preservation facilities. He recently brought his 24-year career to a close. Here, he reflects on some major highlights.
Posted in: Audiovisual, Film, Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Karen Werth is the Library's deputy chief of exhibitions. She talks about her work on popular exhibits featuring Rosa Parks, the Magna Carta and baseball in this short Q&A.
Posted in: Exhibitions, Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job, Thomas Jefferson Building
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
My Job is a recurring feature, presenting a Q&A with Library employees. This week, we chat with Mineeya Miles, a special assistant to the Health Services Division’s Wellness Program.
Posted in: Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Alan Haley, a preservation specialist in the Conservation Division, has worked on everything from an ancient Chinese scroll to the transcript of the Amistad trial in the Library's collections, but has also traveled the globe assisting other libraries with important items or artifacts that are threatened.
Posted in: African American History, Arab/Arab American, Asian Division, Hispanic and Latino, LCM, Library Work and Employees, My Job, Preservation and Conservation, Technology
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Alan Gevinson will retire this spring as special assistant to the chief of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Here, he shares some of his best memories at the Library, including moments with Rep. John Lewis, Bill Moyers ... and his future wife.
Posted in: Audiovisual, Cataloging, Civil Rights, Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Preservation and Conservation, Video
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Monica Smith, chief of the Library's informal learning office, talks about her work and the goals of the program. She joined the Library in 2023 after three decades at the Smithsonian; she's also a veteran world traveler.
Posted in: Curators, Gazette, Kids, Libraries, Library Work and Employees, My Job
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Margaret Virginia “Maggie” Thompson spent most of her life in tiny Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, more than a century ago. When a Library genealogist came across Thompson's long-lost scrapbook recently, she set out to solve a mystery: Who were the other people pictured in her scrapbook?
Posted in: Civil War, Genealogy, Library Work and Employees, Music, My Job, Researcher Stories, Women's History
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Since a disastrous 1966 flood in Florence, Italy, Library conservation specialists have advised disaster victims around the world about how to salvage their damaged books and artifacts. One of the most recent emergencies was a 2023 flood in Vermont. A Library team spent just over two weeks in the region.
Posted in: Education, Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job, Preservation, Preservation and Conservation