This post highlights a website that has been retired from the Library of Congress website. Please visit the resources for family engagement , the Minerva’s Kaleidoscope blog , and the Read.gov section for children. Looking for Library of Congress materials that are appropriate for elementary students? In America’s Story from America’s Library (“America’s Library”) you’ll …
The Ask a Librarian feature on the Library's Web site puts you in touch with me and other Library reference staff and is an excellent place to turn for information you can't find elsewhere on the Library's site.
"There are millions of primary sources online at the Library of Congress! Where do I start?" is a common question from K-12 educators. Get some answers in this brief intro to the Library of Congress Teachers Page.
Now you can bring Library of Congress artifacts and experts into your classroom! Short (less than three minutes) videos about some of the Library’s “hidden treasures,” created in partnership with HISTORY, feature Library curators briefly describing each item and its importance in history.
For those of us at the Library of Congress who work with K-12 teachers, a crucial part of our work is promoting the effective instructional use of primary sources. Primary sources—the raw materials of history and culture—are very powerful tools for teaching.
Looking for primary sources relating to a specific period in United States history? Try using the American Memory Timeline from the Library of Congress.
