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Posted by: John Sayers
The following is a guest post by Monica Mohindra, head of program coordination and communication for the Library’s Veterans History Project. Bob Patrick, director of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP), along with VHP staff, will answer your questions in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session beginning at 9 a.m. (ET) on …
Posted in: Collections, Social Media, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress once again opened the doors to its magnificent Main Reading Room on Monday for a special open house, held twice each year. More than 6,100 visitors enjoyed the opportunity to learn about the Library’s services, resources and collections, speak with reference librarians and even go inside the decks to view the …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, Events, Photos, Pic of the Week, Social Media, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
Posted by: Gayle Osterberg
The visual richness of the Library of Congress never ceases to amaze me – from the extraordinary architecture of its Thomas Jefferson Building, to the diverse public programs, to the collections themselves. Many Americans will never have the opportunity to visit the Library in person, so we are always looking for ways to share the Library …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, Events, Photos, Social Media, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
Posted by: John Sayers
The following post, written by Peter Armenti, was originally published on the blog From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress. In 2001, the then U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins launched the online poetry project Poetry 180 as a way to introduce American high school students to contemporary poetry. Poetry 180 quickly …
Posted in: LC Web site, Poetry, Social Media
Posted by: Erin Allen
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, monthly job gains averaged 235,000 over the last three months. Many of these jobs and industries didn’t even exist 10, 20, even 30 years ago – coder, software engineer, social media strategist, Zumba instructor, to name a few. But, just as new jobs are created, others become completely …
Posted in: Collections, History, Music, Newspapers, Photos, Podcasts, Social Media, Today in History