Showing posts with label Library of Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Library of Congress. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Latest News: Celebrating 200 Years of Walt Whitman

Latest News: Celebrating 200 Years of Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman in his younger years, as shown in this 1854 engraving by Samuel Hollyer used in the 1855 first edition of "Leaves of Grass." Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

 

The Library of Congress will celebrate the 200thanniversary of American poet and changemaker Walt Whitman’s birthday in spring 2019 with a series of exhibits, public programs and a digital crowdsourcing campaign to showcase the Library’s unparalleled collections of Whitman’s writings and artifacts.

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Published April 16, 2019 at 08:22PM
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Monday, March 18, 2019

Latest News: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Honored

Latest News: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Honored

Celebrated international superstars Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the 2019 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, were the subject of a tribute concert by some of the nation’s top artists at an all-star celebration in the nation’s capital Wednesday evening, March 13. The PBS broadcast of the concert will air on May 3.

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Published March 15, 2019 at 05:50PM
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Latest News: New Associate Librarian Appointed

Latest News: New Associate Librarian Appointed

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has appointed Robin L. Dale to the position of Associate Librarian for Library Services effective April 1, 2019.

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Published March 12, 2019 at 11:17PM
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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Latest News: New Book on Suffrage Movement

Latest News: New Book on Suffrage Movement

Celebrating International Women’s Day and the upcoming centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women’s right to vote, Rutgers University Press announced today the publication of “Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote,” in association with the Library of Congress.

The book is the official illustrated companion to the Library of Congress exhibition of the same name and will be published June 4 to coincide with the exhibit’s opening. The exhibition and the book tell the story of the long campaign for women’s suffrage — the largest reform movement in American history — lasting over seven decades. The struggle was not for the fainthearted. For years, determined women organized, lobbied, paraded, petitioned, lectured, picketed and faced imprisonment.

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Published March 08, 2019 at 08:40PM
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Latest News: Applications for Teacher-in-Residence

Latest News: Applications for Teacher-in-Residence

The Library of Congress is seeking applications from current civics teachers for a Teacher-in-Residence position within its Learning and Innovation Office during the 2019-20 school year.

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Published March 07, 2019 at 09:28PM
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Latest News: Apply for Curriculum Grants

Latest News: Apply for Curriculum Grants

The Library of Congress announced that up to $1.5 million will be provided to one or more organizations to support the development of curricula, instructional materials and apps/online interactives featuring Library of Congress online resources.

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Published March 06, 2019 at 08:57PM
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Latest News: Documentary Film Prize

Latest News: Documentary Film Prize

A new annual award will recognize exemplary accomplishment in historical documentaries. The Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which will be presented each fall at a gala at the Library of Congress, will recognize a filmmaker whose documentary uses original research and compelling narrative to tell stories that touch on some aspect of American history. 

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Published March 05, 2019 at 10:35PM
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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Latest News: US & European Libraries in Agreement

Latest News: US & European Libraries in Agreement

The Law Library of Congress and the European Parliament Library have agreed to form a formal relationship to exchange and share information and best practices to better serve library users.

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Published February 28, 2019 at 03:40AM
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Friday, February 15, 2019

Latest News: 50 Years of Sesame Street

Latest News: 50 Years of Sesame Street

Sesame Street is coming to the Library via the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Nearly 4,500 digitized episodes of the groundbreaking children’s TV series have been donated to the archives & will be available on-site.

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Published February 14, 2019 at 07:44PM
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Latest News: New Copyright Royalty Judges

Latest News: New Copyright Royalty Judges

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced her selection of Judge Jesse Feder as the new chief copyright royalty judge and head of the Copyright Royalty Board. Feder will be replacing retiring Chief Judge Suzanne Barnett. Also, the Librarian has appointed Richard C. Strasser interim copyright royalty judge on the Board. 

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Published February 12, 2019 at 07:03PM
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