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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader, will inaugurate the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.
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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library of Congress invites you and your students to join in two upcoming virtual programs taking place during the first two weeks of December.
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Posted by: Danna Bell
Education specialists from the Library of Congress and members of the Library's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Consortium are looking forward to meeting with you and sharing ideas on using primary sources in the classroom during the NCSS conference in San Francisco from November 16-18.
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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
This year's American Association of School Librarians (AASL) annual conference will be held November 9-11 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Education staff from the Library of Congress will be in the exhibit hall in booth 900 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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Posted by: Danna Bell
On Saturday, November 4, 2017, the Library of Congress will host a free, one-day workshop for K-12 educators interested in incorporating music-related primary sources into their classroom instruction.
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Posted by: Danna Bell
On Saturday, October 7, from 11 am to 12 pm, the Library of Congress will facilitate a one hour hands on workshop -- Exploring Practices, Nature of Science, and Science in Society: Analyzing Historical Primary Sources from the Library of Congress at the NSTA Area Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Rick Riordan will be talking with students about his new book, “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 3: The Ship of the Dead.” Tuesday, October 3, 2017 from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT, and will be streamed live from the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
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Posted by: Danna Bell
We thought it would be a unique way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month--as well as the work of our former interns--by highlighting some of their blog posts related to Hispanic heritage.
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Posted by: Danna Bell
I also understand that a lecture, textbook, or slideshow will not engage students in the same way as a primary document. I am thrilled to begin as Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress for 2017-2018.
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