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Library 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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Library 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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The 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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The 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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Back 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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Summer 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,...

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PBS Special: LeVar Burton and the National Book Festival

LeVar Burton. Photo: Robyn Von Swank. LeVar Burton, fresh from a hosting “Jeopardy,” turns his attention to hosting a special edition of...

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Researcher Stories: The Violins of George Yu

George Yu. Photo: Jon Cherry. George Yu is an award-winning luthier based in Louisville, Kentucky, who models his handcrafted violins on rare...

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Marie Tharp: Mapping the Ocean Floor

Heinrich Berann’s 1977 painting of the Heezen-Tharp “World Ocean Floor” map, a landmark in cartography. Geography and Map Division. Mike Klein wrote...