Internship Spotlight: Archives, History and Heritage Advanced Internship Program
Posted by: Donna Sokol
An overview of the Archives, History and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA) at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: internships
Archive: February 2021 (4 Posts)
Digital Experimentation and the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
Posted by: Laurie Allen
The Library's Innovator in Residence Program, has helped the Library re-imagine creative engagement with our collections through technological innovation. Like the Innovator in Residence program, the Artist/Scholars in Residence for the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative will provide opportunities for intensive time to re-imagine the ways that technology and Library materials can be used to connect with Americans.
Posted in: digital futures
Some Context for the Community Collections Fellowship Program
Posted by: John Fenn
As noted in a recent post on this blog, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will be launching a Community Collections Fellowship program under the Library’s “Of the People” initiative funded with support from the Mellon Foundation. This program will enable people to conduct fieldwork documenting the cultural activities and experiences that …
Posted in: Community Collections grants
Storytelling for Justice: Conversation on the Role of Libraries
Posted by: John Sayers
The Mellon Foundation will sponsor an online event, "Storytelling for Justice: How Libraries and Archives Hold History to Account," on February 10. The event is a panel discussion including Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Posted in: events