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Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence. In 1958, President Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day to recognize the influence of the rule of law within our government and society. Use primary sources to facilitate a conversation with students about legal concepts like justice and due process.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for online office hours. This week tour the Jefferson Building from home and learn about resources you can use to commemorate Law Day.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore three new collections that the Library of Congress has recently placed online: the papers of Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for this week's office hours: 4/21 Primary Source for Science Classrooms and 4/23 Crowdsourcing the Library of Congress.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds's provides ideas on the ways to spark students' imaginations.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
One tool to make the process more engaging is to use the Library of Congress’ official site for federal legislative information, Congress.gov. The website offers a variety of information to support student learning. The Legislative Process section provides nine short videos detailing specific aspects of how a bill becomes law.
Posted in: Government and Law, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join Library of Congress education specialists every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm ET for free online Office Hours for education.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Juliana Mestre, the Spring 2019 Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program Intern in the Library of Congress Young Readers Center talks about her experience and how it shaped her career plans.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how maps are used to document pandemics and the spread of disease in the post from the Geography and Maps division.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Geography and Maps, Science Technology and Math