Contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022 President Warren Harding’s Love Letters Open to the Public The Library today opened to the public a collection of approximately 1,000 pages of correspondence between 29th U.S. President Warren G. Harding and his …
Press contact: Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-0020, Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456 To Media: High-resolution images and an audio montage are available for news coverage; register at www.loc.gov/pressroom/ July 21, 2014 Librarian of Congress Names Billy Joel Next …
Contact: Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-0020 ”The Future of Braille” Report Presents Recommendations for Improving Literacy Opportunities Deputy Librarian of Congress Robert J. Dizard Jr. today released a report exploring issues related to braille, the literacy …
Press contact: Press Contact: John Sayers, Office of Communications (202) 707-9216 Public contact: Public Contact: Kathy McGuigan, Educational Outreach (202) 707-8545 Library Awards Prizes on National History Day To encourage students to study discovery …
Contact: Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456 To Media: High-resolution images and a/v clips are available for news coverage; register at www.loc.gov/pressroom/registration Library Acquires African-American Oral History Video Collection The HistoryMakers Archive …
Contact: Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-2905 Library of Congress Identifies Recommended Formats for Long-Term Preservation The Library of Congress today released a set of recommended formats for a broad spectrum of creative works, ranging from books to digital …
Contact: Lola Pyne (202) 707-3128; Erin Allen (202) 707-7302 Library of Congress Launches Pinterest Account New Media Platform Will Share Library’s Visual and Creative Content Continuing its effort to make its digital educational, historical and cultural …
Contact: Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-2905 Website: Visit the Congress.gov website. Congress.gov Adds New Features Saved Searches, Nominees Among New Information Resources Congress.gov, the official source for federal legislative information online, this week …
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639 Public contact: Robert Casper (202) 707-5394 June 12, 2014 Librarian of Congress Appoints Charles Wright Poet Laureate Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of Charles Wright …
Contact: Jane Caulton (202) 707-0521 New Hampshire and Florida Libraries Receive Awards for Exemplary Service to Blind and Disabled Readers The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), part of the Library of Congress, today …
Contact: Megan Harris (202) 707-8205, Monica Mohindra (202) 707-1071 Veterans History Project Recognizes 70 Years since D-Day Chronicling the stories of 18 veterans, the most recent installment of the Veterans History Project (VHP) Experiencing War web …
Contact: Guy Lamolinara (202) 707-9217 June 2, 2014 2014 Letters About Literature Reading-Writing Program Winners Announced Letters About Literature, a national reading and writing program that asks young people in grades 4 through 12 to write to an author …
Contact: Jennifer Gavin (202) 707-1940 Sandra Day O’Connor, Elizabeth McCracken, Mona Simpson, Cathal Armstrong To Appear at 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival Festival Poster Can Be Downloaded at loc.gov/bookfest An even broader lineup of …
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639 Public contact: Rob Casper (202) 707-5394 Library of Congress Seeks Nominations for Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Poetry Prize The Library of Congress is accepting nominations from publishers for the Rebekah …
Press contact: John Sayers, Office of Communications (202) 707-9216 Public contact: Meg Steele, Educational Outreach (202) 707-4661 May 28, 2014 Local Teachers to Participate in National Education Program The first of several educators from around the …
Contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022 May 27, 2014 Library of Congress Appoints Junior Fellows to 2014 Summer Intern Program A panel of Library curators and specialists has selected 49 college students from among more than 940 applicants to participate in …
Contact: Erin Allen (202) 707-7302 American Folklife Center Announces Recipients of Archie Green Fellowships The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress (AFC) has presented the 2014 Archie Green Fellowships to four teams of researchers, to …
Press contact: Lola Pyne (202) 707-3128 Library of Congress and Mid-Atlantic Public Libraries Kick Off Summer Essay Contest Rising 5th and 6th Graders Asked to Write About “A Book That Shaped Me” The Library of Congress today launched its annual summer …
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639 Public contact: Peter Seligman (202) 707-1314 Library of Congress Plans Improvements to Cataloger’s Desktop The Library of Congress will introduce enhancements to its Cataloger’s Desktop service that will be …
Contact: Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-0020 Librarian of Congress Announces David M. Rubenstein as Chairman of James Madison Council Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced that David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, …
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