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Seven people seated on stage. Left to right: Olivia Dorsey, CCDI Program Specialist, Judy Vredenburg, Project Lead Friends of Tijeras Pueblo, Deborah Jojola, Artist and project team member Friends of Tijeras Pueblo, Maya Thompson, Program Coordinator for DC Public Library’s People’s Archive, Tsedaye Makonnen, Artist and DC Public Library project team member, Hannah Giorgis, DC Public Library team member, James Cox, Special Collections Manager Hoboken Public Library.

CCDI’s 2024 Summer Fuse Recording Now Available!

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, …

Dr. Allie Martin is sitting in a chair on a stage discussing her soundscape composition in front of an audience at the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI)'s Summer Fuse 2024 event.

Dr. Allie Martin Samples Library Collections to Create Soundscapes of Black Life

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.

A man in glasses holds a mask made of cardboard.

The Library Attends the Asian American International Film Festival

Posted by: Donna Sokol

This is a guest post by Kathryn “Ryn” Cole, a 2024 summer LOCI Program participant. Ryn works in the Library’s Office of Communications.   Of the People: Widening the Path is proud to participate in this year’s Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in New York City from August 1-11. Established in 1978, this annual …

CCDI Awardee DC Public Library uses Library collections to preserve stories of DC’s Ethiopian communities

Posted by: Isabel Brador

DC Public Library (DCPL) is one of CCDI’s 2024 Libraries, Archives, and Museums awardees. The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting about their work at CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C.   DCPL is receiving $68,154.48 for their project, “Documenting the Ethiopian Communities of DC”. Through their project they …

CCDI Awardee Indiana University Collaborates with Indigenous Artists to Prioritize Indigenous Perspectives  

Posted by: Isabel Brador

Indiana University, one of CCDI’s 2024 Higher Education awardees, is receiving $68,154.48 for their project, “Connecting Collections: Indigenous Identities in Edward Curtis and Joseph Dixon Materials.” The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting their work at CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C. Through their project they will work …