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Posted by: Colleen Smith
On July 22, the Library of Congress will host the final episode in its six-part webinar series showcasing the 2025 Literacy Awards Program winners and honorees. This final webinar will feature the five Emerging Strategies Honorees that have launched a successful literacy initiative within the past five years.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the May/June 2026 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features life histories collected in New York by the Federal Writers' Project. This post highlights ideas for engaging students with the life histories.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Learn about the variety of literary ways that the Library of Congress’s Affiliated Centers for the Book are marking America’s historic 250th birthday.
Posted in: America 250, News and Events
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Explore historical newspapers and learn about strategies to encourage students to consider how news of the Declaration of Independence first spread.
Posted in: America 250, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Colleen Smith
On July 1, the Library of Congress will host the fifth of six webinars featuring the 2025 Literacy Awards Program winners and honorees. This webinar will feature Successful Practices Honorees whose work exemplifies Honoring Storytelling and Building Literacy Skills.
Posted in: News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A medical map from the late 19th century shows the distribution of malaria across the United States. Invite students to examine the map, using questions selected from the Library’s Teacher’s Guide for Analyzing Maps to focus their thinking.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
Analyzing primary sources related to The Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) can provide students with valuable insights into labor conditions facing women during the Progressive Era, as well as some of the ways that WTUL hoped to improve these conditions.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Posted by: Colleen Smith
What led to the sinking of the USS Housatonic? By comparing eyewitness accounts with engineering designs, students can explore how new technologies reshape what is possible, and how difficult it can be to determine cause and effect.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Examining maps related to D-Day that were created at different times and for different purposes offers opportunities both to learn about the events of the day and to reflect on how the purpose and the passage of time shapes what information is available and how it is presented.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Veterans and Military History