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Jason Reynolds: Grab The Mic, December Edition

December 7, 2020 by Neely Tucker

Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Children’s Literature, pens his December newsletter.

Posted in: African American, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writers

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Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” – “Wait for Nod”

December 2, 2020 by Neely Tucker

The Library’s original manuscript copy of George Gershwin’s iconic “Rhapsody in Blue,” with handwritten notations, is now on line.

Posted in: gershwin prize for popular song, Manuscripts, Music, New Online

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Jason Reynolds: On the (Virtual) School Tour

November 30, 2020 by Neely Tucker

Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is staging a virtual tour of 13 schools around the country in the first two weeks of December 2020.

Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writers

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Mystery Photo Contest: Thanksgiving Edition

November 25, 2020 by Neely Tucker

Cary O’Dell at the Library’s National Recording Registry runs our Mystery Photo Contest. He recently wrote about readers solving several photos from a September set of pictures. He’s back with another round.

Posted in: Mystery Photo Contest, Photos, Uncategorized

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A “Thanksgiving Hymn” for Lincoln

November 23, 2020 by Neely Tucker

After the Union victory at Gettysburg in the Civil War in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln asked the nation set aside the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday of thanksgiving. Congress made it official in 1870.

Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Music, Rare Book and Special Collections, Thanksgiving, U.S. Presidents

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College Students: Apply Now to be a Library Junior Fellow!

November 20, 2020 by Neely Tucker

Applications for the Library’s Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program for 2021 are open until November 30. College students are invited to apply.

Posted in: Junior Fellows Program, Washington DC

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Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Gets a Third Term; Launches “Living Nations, Living Words”

November 19, 2020 by Neely Tucker

Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate, will serve a third term in the office, the Librarian of Congress announced today.

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Geography and Maps Division, New Online, U.S. Poet Laureate, writers

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Copyright: Deposits of Gold

November 16, 2020 by Mark Hartsell

Copyright submissions preserve a treasure trove of history that might otherwise be lost.

Posted in: Copyright, LCM

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Lynd Ward’s Eerie, Early Graphic Novel, “Gods’ Man”

November 12, 2020 by Neely Tucker

The Library’s collection of Lynd Ward’s works includes a first-edition copy of “Gods’ Man,” a 1929 wordless novel that is credited as the precursor of the graphic novel.

Posted in: comics, Rare Book and Special Collections

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The Original Lady Liberty

November 10, 2020 by Neely Tucker

The copyright applications for the Statue of Liberty are some of the most famous in the Library’s holdings.

Posted in: Copyright, Free to Use and Reuse

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