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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Celebrate International Literacy Day on September 8 with the Library of Congress! This year's theme is "literacy in a digital world," and the Library has a variety of programs and resources to support and celebrate literacy.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the May/June 2017 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features a letter that Walt Whitman wrote to his mother on December 29, 1862. Whitman wrote the letter to let his mother know that he had found his brother George alive and healing from an injury sustained during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
For National Poetry month the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers database offers a trove of poetry treasures waiting to be discovered.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
Award-winning author Tonya Bolden will discuss her research and writing processes as part of her keynote address for the second annual Library of Congress online conference for educators, Discover and Explore with Library of Congress Primary Sources, on October 25th at 4:00 ET.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
Currently I am working on the Library's rare American children's books. This is particularly rewarding work for me because children's literature is such an excellent window into the priorities and values of a time and place.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
For Children's Book Week, we want to highlight books and authors talks available for free online from the Library of Congress. Of course, these can be powerful and engaging literacy tools any week of the year!
Posted in: Poetry and Literature, Young Learners
Posted by: Danna Bell
During his first term, Herrera focused on building his Poet Laureate project La Casa de Colores, which has two sections. El Jardin involved the Poet Laureate visiting reading rooms in the Library to see some of the primary sources from the collection and then writing a poem about those resources and his experience in the reading room.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Does each generation represent William Shakespeare in its own way? April, National Poetry Month, includes the anniversaries of both Shakepeare's birth and death, and this year marks the 400th anniversary of his death.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
National Poetry month, a month to celebrate poetry, is a perfect time to explore the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. Some of the readings focus closely on the poems; others include musings on the selections and what inspired them. Some of the recordings are of a single poet, and others are panels or conversations between two or more poets. Hearing a poem in the poet's voice brings it to life in unexpected ways, and the range of poets offers something for all lovers of poetry.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature