The Library of Congress publishes more than 20 blogs, written by subject matter experts from around the Library and covering a variety of different topics. Here are a few recent posts that might be of interest to educators:
- Read What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: October 2024 to check out the most recent additions to the online collections or browse past updates.
- In Genealogy Research: Fact and Fiction, colleagues from the History and Genealogy section explore genealogies in a wide array of fictional genres.
Hear About “In Praise of Mystery” in English and Spanish invites you to listen to “a reading and conversation with [Poet Laureate Ada] Limón and Puerto Rican poet and translator Roque Raquel Rivera.”
Many who encountered the magical land of Oz in films know about Dorothy’s journey to meet that land’s wonderful wizard. A Trip Through the Land of Oz: From Wicked to Whimsical highlights some of the many other Oz stories and offers tips for finding serialized stories in Chronicling America.
- Is it a Map? – Unusual Graphics in the Geography and Map Division offers examples from the Library’s collections that extend the boundaries of how most would define a map.
- Lighting America: The Early Adoption of Electric Light describes tracing the spread of electric lighting in cities using maps.
Teen interns explore memorialization and commemoration in Remembering Lincoln with the Library of Congress.
Library blogs get updated several times a week, so let us know what new favorite you discover the next time you browse the blogs page. You can also subscribe to Teaching with the Library or other blogs from the Library of Congress!