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2LoC GlobalMedieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age
Detail from the “Book of Hours.” published in France, circa 1420. Rare Books and Special Collections Division. This is a guest post...
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9LoC GlobalMaps: The (Bright) Side of the Moon
The 1962 map of the moon. The Sea of Tranquility, where the Apollo 11 mission landed, is the large dark area at...
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19LoC GlobalVenture Smith: The First Slave Narrative
Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day. Photo courtesy of...
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23LoC Global20 Years Ago Today: Remembering the First National Book Festival
Laura Bush (center), Dr. James Billington and others open the first National Book Festival Sept. 8, 2001 outside the Library of Congress...
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27LoC GlobalLibrary Announces Winners of 2021 Literacy Awards
On this International Literacy Day, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced that three organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading...
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27LoC GlobalLibrary Legend John Y. Cole Retires
John Y. Cole stands before a portrait of Ainsworth Rand Spofford, his favorite Librarian of Congress. Photo by Shealah Craighead. John Y....
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30LoC GlobalThe 2021 National Book Festival: Big Names, Great Books, Stellar Conversations
Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. Photo: Andrew Testa. No matter what kind of books and authors you love, the Library’s 2021 National Book...
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29LoC GlobalThe Islamic World Map of 1154
The world map of al-Idrisi in 1154. It’s upside down from the modern point of view — the south at the top,...
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36LoC GlobalBack to School: Abe Lincoln’s Grammar Book
This 1846 or 1847 daguerreotype is the earliest known photograph of Abraham Lincoln. He was 37 and a Congressman-elect from Illinois. Photo:...
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37LoC GlobalSummer Beauties: The Golden Age of Travel Posters
This Depression-era Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project poster urged Americans to travel. Artist: Alexander Dux. Prints and Photographs Division. Jan Grenci,...
