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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
During a season of spectres, shapeshifters, and apparitions that vanish in the night, we’d like to take a look at an October holiday that seems to have shimmered into existence a century or so ago but now can scarcely be found. Halloween itself has, of course, changed shape over the years, as children–and adults!–have celebrated …
Posted in: Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
Lee Ann Potter summarizes a program featuring several of the Library's Teaching with Primary Sources partners and how they try to find the "perfect primary source combination" for their programs and how these sources can lead to transformative opportunities.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Amira Dehmani, a 2022 Liljenquist Family Fellow at the Library of Congress, explores the use of opium during the Civil War for pain management and its impact on the soldiers that used it.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Did you know that you can use the National Library Service for the Visually Impaired and Print Disabled to support your students with dyslexia and other reading issues? Find out more from today's blog post.
Posted in: Disability Awareness, Literacy
Posted by: Danna Bell
In this post by Amira Dehmani, a 2022 Liljenquist Family Fellow at the Library of Congress, Learn how the Civil War forced the Union and Confederate postal systems to evolve.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use the songs, oral histories, poems and stories of Native Americans as part of activities for Native American Heritage month,
Posted in: Native American History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the importance of canals in U.S. transportation history.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Caneisha Mills, the 2022-2023 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)