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Posted by: Matt Raymond
Developers for the iPhone and iPad have been able to say “there’s an app for that” about a quarter-million times–the total number currently available in Apple’s App Store. But not until now has there been an official app for the Library of Congress. (So far it’s the first and only app–don’t be fooled by imitators!) …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, Exhibitions, New Visitors Experience, Thomas Jefferson Building, Video
Posted by: Matt Raymond
PBS tonight airs the long-awaited “Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House” at 8 p.m. EDT, with an encore showing at 9:30. It’s an all-star concert that features music from McCartney himself and Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dave …
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The history of our nation — from the earliest settlers through the present day — is a story of ambition and resilience, a story of human ingenuity conquering the impossible. In its new epic series “America The Story of Us,” which premieres Sunday night (April 25) at 9 p.m. EDT, HISTORY will retell the extraordinary …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, Events, History, Photos, Video
Posted by: Matt Raymond
(The following is a guest post by my colleague Donna Urschel.) Did you ever wonder how the literary giants create their work? Does it just pour out of them effortlessly? Or is there some sort of magic trick? On April 1, master poet Kay Ryan, the 16th Poet Laureate of the United States, will provide …
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Legendary comedian Carl Reiner spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the Library the other day, and I had the very good fortune of attending. I guess I should not have been surprised that this 87-year-old man was every bit as funny and incisive as he always has been. He spun terrific yarns, was always quick …
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The Washington Post had some nice coverage of Saturday’s National Book Festival, including a video asking authors what they would do if they were “literature czar” and what their favorite books are. Also featured was a brief interview with the always delightful poet laureate (a position appointed by the Library of Congress), Kay Ryan. By …
Posted in: Events, National Book Festival, News, Video
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
Interactivity with one’s television or computer is normal, today. But there was a time–in a day when talking back to the tube would mark you as a bit odd–when families in the United States gathered to interact with their television receivers in a big way: They sang along with Mitch. Between 1961 and 1965, many …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, Music, Preservation, Video
Posted by: Matt Raymond
Blog. Twitter. YouTube. iTunes. Yeah, we speak Web 2.0. You nation’s Library has millions of stories to tell, so we’re trying to tell them as many places and to as many people as possible–whether on our own website or elsewhere. And now you can add another biggie to the list: iTunes U. For those who …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Cataloging, Collections, Education, LC Web site, News, Podcasts, Social Media, Video
Posted by: Matt Raymond
The U.S. federal government has joined several of the departments and agencies under its vast umbrella, including the Library of Congress, that have channels on YouTube. The site aggregates other channels from across the government and features select video content. The channel is broken down into handy playlists by topic such as Health and Nutrition, …
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