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Flipping Through the Pages of Time

Posted by: Meg Gray

Zoomed in image of the covers of 4 books. The two middle book display the title and author in capital letters: ULYSSES BY JAMES JOYCE.

Ineluctable Modality of the Visible and the Infrared: A Spectral Study of Joyce’s Ulysses Blue

Posted by: Meghan Hill

A young woman sits in a sideways posed position, she wears white sneakers, baggy gray pants, and a white blouse, with black nitrile gloves and thick denim apron overtop; rose tinted glasses complete the look.

Dressed to Spill: A Personal Protective Equipment Fashion Editorial

Posted by: Meghan Hill

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Not Just “Regular Books”: Behind the Scenes of The Library of Congress’ General Collections

Posted by: Kristina Grooms

Image of a drawing of a locomotive wheel with the tracks and the inscription del by. Chas. F. Thomas

Preserving the Rails-to-Rotunda Story of Charles F. Thomas: treating a hand-colored salted paper photograph

Posted by: Meg Gray

Twenty magnified images arranged in a 4 by 5 rectangle. The images show various materials as seen under a microscope including paper-based documents, drawings, and prints, as well as other materials such as pigments.

Observing Collections a Micron at a Time: A Tools of the Trade Post

Posted by: Megan Zins

A white woman with long brown hair, and clear framed glasses, wears a light pink sweater while smiling at the camera.

Making A Mark: The Library of Congress’ Manuscript Marking Ink

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

It Grows in the Damp: Treating Mold in Collections

Posted by: Meg Gray

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

There and Back Again: The Journey of a Book Request at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Kristina Grooms