Using primary sources related to the women's suffrage movement, the blog includes information literacy strategies for understanding how persuasive arguments are constructed.
A key aspect of information literacy is evaluating the relationship between claims and evidence: Do claims follow clearly and logically from evidence? Can the evidence also support alternate claims? Guide students to apply information literacy skills to a 1912 article “Mars Peopled by One Giant Thinking Vegetable.”
This post is by Judy Lee from the Library of Congress. Submit a Literacy Awards application by February 18, 2025, for a chance to receive up to $150,000 toward your outstanding literacy program. Why Apply? Award recipients could receive cash awards and public recognition for their outstanding literacy initiative and have a chance to network …
This post is by Judy Lee from the Library of Congress.
The Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, recognized the 2024 Literacy Award recipients for their outstanding achievements in promoting literacy and a love for reading at the Literacy Awards Annual Symposium and Recognition event
The Library of Congress is proud to announce the Kislak Family Foundation’s generous gift to expand the scope of the Library’s Literacy Awards Program in 2024.