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1.2KLoC GlobalChildren’s Book Week: Classic Freebies
Children’s Book Week is 100 years old this year, and there are a lot of cool things to do and see at...
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1.2KLoC GlobalPic of the Week: Cherry Blossom Edition
Sometimes, for a moment or two, life is just about the depth of the colors in the world around us. And, as...
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1.1KLoC GlobalCrowdsourcing the Clara Barton Diaries? Let Miss Barton Come to Your Aid!
One of the Library’s crowdsourcing projects at By The People is “Clara Barton: ‘Angel of the Battlefield,’” in which volunteers are transcribing...
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1.2KLoC GlobalSuperheroes, Superteams
This is a guest post by Megan Halsband, a mild-mannered reference librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division, who may or...
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1.2KLoC GlobalInquiring Minds: Carolyn Bennett, Teacher-in-Residence
Carolyn Bennett. Photo by Shawn Miller. Carolyn Bennett teaches music at Wheeler Middle/High School in North Stonington, Connecticut. This year, however, she’s...
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1.3KLoC GlobalMy Job: Raymond White
One of the treats of the Library is having Raymond White show you the handwritten, working lyrics of “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound...
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1.2KLoC GlobalPic of the Week: Zimbabwe Edition
Mokoomba performs during a Homegrown Concert Series event, April 15, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller Mokoomba is a six-piece, multilingual Afro-Fusion band...
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1.4KLoC GlobalRevealing Rare Rivera
This piece from John Hessler details the analytical work being done on paintings by the great Diego Rivera that are held by...
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1.3KLoC Global“Game of Thrones” and Dragon Warfare
“Game of Thrones” is back for its final season, and the fate of Westeros may well depend on how the ice dragon...
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1.1KLoC GlobalNotre Dame Cathedral in the 1860s
The world is mourning the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Built over a 200-year period between 1163 and 1345, the cathedral...
