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666Mapping Pandemics at the Library
Sewer engineer’s map of Washington, D.C., 1894. Highlights show fatal cases of zymotic (infectious) diseases. Geography and Maps Division. John Hessler is...
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667The Evangelical and the Journalist: Billy Sunday & A.B. MacDonald
Billy Sunday, in full evangelical form. Prints and Photographs Division. This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the...
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Jason Reynolds: Your Hero Writes to You!
In Jason Reynolds’ new video, part of his “Write. Right. Rite.” series for the Library, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature...
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701My Job: Victoria Van Hyning
Victoria Van Hyning is a senior innovation specialist and a community manager for the Library’s By the People crowdsourcing project. Her academic...
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Dav Pilkey: “Love inspires us to become better people.”
We’re back with our Friday check-in with author and illustrator Dav Pilkey, the bestselling children’s writer behind the wildly popular series “Dog...
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645By the People: Meet the Blackwells
Blackwell family portrait, circa 1848. Manuscript Division. Don’t let byline fool you; the wonderful staff at By the People wrote a good...
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670The History Channel at the Library
{mediaObjectId:'E70D96A4F8870174E0438C93F0280174',playerSize:'mediumWide'} Want to see what was in President Abraham Lincoln’s pockets when he was assassinated? The “Wanted” poster for his assassin, John...
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Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Presents New GRAB THE MIC Newsletter
This newsletter is the first in a series of guest blogs from Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. I’ve...
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739Cartography of Contagion in the 19th Century
This is a guest post by Edward Redmond, a reference specialist in the Geography and Maps Division. It was originally published on...
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Parents! Dav Pilkey Shows The Kids (And You) How to Draw Flippy! Plus Music!
{mediaObjectId:'A2D26F2BC26A00E8E0538C93F11600E8',playerSize:'mediumWide'} Happy Friday! We are delighted that our friend Dav Pilkey is back with another of his how-to-draw videos. He’s the creator...
