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Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Explore with Students the History and Traditions of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

A man places a paper ballot in a ballot box

Using Primary Sources to Spark Inquiry About Presidential Primaries

Man reading newspaper

2024 Literacy Awards: New Prize Categories and a Call for Applications

Two children are standing in a factory with heavy equipment nearby.

Child Labor: A New Primary Source Set for Teachers from the Library of Congress

People in three different human sized bubbles playing games

New Year…New Adventures

Image of a train driving through the logo of the Pennsylvania Railroad that has a holiday wreath on its side

Traveling for the Holidays

Image of Washington, D.C. with the Capitol in front and the rest of the City behind it

Teaching with Maps in the Classroom

Man reading newspaper

The Library’s Literacy Awards Program Adds Two New Award Categories for 2024

Image of a map of Clarendon, South Carolina along with information on the farmland in the area

Using Maps of Historical Locations to Understand Historic Events