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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Kelsey Corlett-Rivera, an international language librarian for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, received a 2024 Librarian of Congress Award for expanding acquisition and discoverability of accessible books. Here, she discusses her background and work at the Library.
Posted in: Gazette, Libraries, Library Work and Employees, National Library Service (NLS)
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
During the Revolutionary War, George Washington approved an audacious plan to kidnap King George's third son, Prince William, then in New York, and hold him hostage -- with all the greatest respect. The attempt was never made, for which the future King William IV was grateful when he later learned of the plot.
Posted in: Alexander Hamilton, American Revolution, Congress, Exhibitions, George Washington, LCM, Manuscripts, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Neely Tucker
George Washington made his living as a land surveyor from ages 17 to 20, an enterprise that took him deep into the Blue Ridge Mountains in what is now Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. His diaries and surveying field notebooks are preserved at the Library, along with the rest of his papers, and are featured in a new exhibit, "The Two Georges."
Posted in: Exhibitions, Geography and Maps Division, George Washington, LCM, Maps, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Carla D. Hayden
"On Saturday, Jan. 4, Library of Congress James Madison Council chair David M. Rubenstein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House. This is a crowning achievement for his passionate support of our nation’s history and culture and the arts." -- A special blog from Librarian Carla D. Hayden
Posted in: Collections, Library Work and Employees, Literacy Awards, National Book Festival, News, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Lara Szypszak is a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division. In this Q & A, she explains her work at the Library, her international travels and good times assisting Gershwin Prize recipients and National Book Festival authors while they're at Library events.
Posted in: Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jennifer “JJ” Harbster, culinary specialist and head of the Library’s Science Section, offers up a selection of 18th and 19th century punch recipes to lend a vintage touch to your holiday celebrations.
Posted in: Christmas, Drink, Library Work and Employees
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Former president Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. Carter, the nation's 39th president, served from 1977 to 1981. In addition to his international peacekeeping missions, spent much of his retirement with his wife, Rosalynn, helping to build houses for the disadvantaged with the charity Habitat for Humanity. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."
Posted in: Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents, Washington DC
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Chef Carla Hall, the bestselling author of “Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration" and co-host of the Emmy-winning “The Chew” for seven seasons, tells us about Christmas dinners at her grandparents' house.
Posted in: African American History, Christmas, Drink, LCM, Writers
Posted by: Brett Zongker
The 2024 National Film Registry includes 25 films selected for their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance to the nation's history. This year's entries include major hits such as "The Social Network," "No Country for Old Men," and "Beverly Hills Cop"; indie classics such as "My Own Private Idaho" and "Powwow Highway"; the family film "Spy Kids" and the horror movie classic, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry, Performing Arts
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