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This Day in History: Happy Birthday LOC!

The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Photo by Shawn Miller. Today, the Library of Congress celebrates its 218th birthday....

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Preservation Week 2018: Celebrating Veterans and Their Families

This is a guest post by Jacob Nadal, Director for Preservation at the Library of Congress. Jacob Nadal. Photo by Shawn Miller....

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New Online: Benjamin Franklin Papers

This is a guest post by Julie Miller, a historian in the Manuscript Division. Half-length portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Wilson,...

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New Online: Unique Collection of Censored Japanese Books

This is a guest post by Benny Seda-Galarza of the Library’s Communications Office. “Kanikōsen” (“The Crab Cannery Ship”) by Takiji Kobayashi (1903–33)...

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New Recordings Online for National Poetry Month

This post by Anne Holmes of the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center was first published on “From the Catbird Seat,” the center’s...

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Inquiring Minds: Uncovering the Many Meanings of Slave Narratives

Ohio State University undergraduate Carley Reinhard stands beside a poster about her research in the Slave Narratives Collection that she displayed at...