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Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
The blog post announces the Library of Congress' presence at the September 17-20, 2025 Association for Rural and Small Libraries conference and shares free resource links of possible interest to librarians.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Colleen Smith
An Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow (2024/25) reflects on his fellowship at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Colleen Smith
An Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow (2024/25) reflects on the experiences she had during her fellowship at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Chronicling America is one of many digital collection gems that the Library has to offer teachers and students. The collection gives users access to selected digitized national newspapers published through 1963. Newspapers, as a type of primary source, help students imagine what it might have been like to live in a particular time or place: consuming media of different historical eras can help to slow down the big events of history and see how they were experienced in real time.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Whether students are interested in examining a historic revolution, exploring social reactions to a particular event or idea, research the origins of a reform movement, or identify a topic that includes elements of all three Rs, the Library of Congress has online resources to support their 2025 National History Day project.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Many of the online collections at the Library of Congress include expert guidance about what researchers, including student researchers, might find in the collection, including a summary, collection scope, highlights, and rights and access. Taking a moment to explore those expert resources can help students decide whether or not to further examine the collection, reducing frustration and improving search results.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use primary sources including the Congressional Record to learn more about the events of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore some of the Library's other blogs and the resources available for classroom use.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
A new primary source set from the Library of Congress features 18 historical primary sources that teachers can use to facilitate analyzing primary sources related to intentional, sustained mass persuasion campaigns.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Tools