LoC Global
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28Library 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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27Library 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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30The 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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29The 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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37Back 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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37Summer 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,...
