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Posted by: Donna Sokol
The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its next Junior Fellows Program, a summer internship held remotely and onsite from May 19 to July 25, 2025. The Junior Fellows Program is a paid, full-time internship that enables the next generation of diverse cultural institution professionals to experience and interpret the collections, programs, and services of …
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
In this guest post, Janiya Peters, a Summer 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes the process behind creating her project, "The Gin in Motion: Examining the Cotton Gin Through Sound and Narrative."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by 2024 Junior Fellow, Avianna Miller, who interned in the Office of the Chief Information Office’s Design Division. National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) finds its roots in 1945, when Congress enacted Public Law 176, which designated the first week of October as “National Employ …
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Michelle Michelle, a CCDI staff detail, shares her experiences in the Library's Digitization Services and on the CCDI team.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
This post is an interview with American Folklife Center staff who are instrumental in the preservation of Community Collections Grant project collections, as part of the wider Library of Congress Of the People: Widening the Path initiative.
Posted in: Community Collections grants, digital collections, digital futures
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
CCDI's 2024 Artists/Scholars in Residence, Maya Freelon and Dr. Allie Martin, participated in a panel discussion and led workshops at the 22nd Annual Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, events, research
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
American Folklife Center's (AFC) Nancy Groce announces a new AFC archival collection, the Warp and Weft of Yap’s Outer Islands: Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia, as supported through the AFC's Community Collections Grant program of the Library of Congress Of the People: Widening the Path initiative.
Posted in: Community Collections grants, digital collections, library resources
Posted by: Isabel Brador
On June 24, the Library of Congress hosted the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative’s (CCDI) Summer Fuse event! A recording of the program is now available in two parts: CCDI 2024 Summer Fuse Part 1 and CCDI 2024 Summer Fuse Part 2. The hybrid event celebrated CCDI’s 2024 Awardees and brought together the awardee’s project teams, …
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
This blog post features an interview with Dr. Allie Martin, a 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Artist/Scholar-in-Residence about her project, "Sampling Black Life: Soundscape and Critical Intention." In the interview, Martin discusses her participation in the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, the Library of Congress collections she is using in her work, and the significance of amplifying sonic Black life.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, events, library resources, research