“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” (Without practice, through their digital archives.)
The library provided wide-open windows for me to see and explore other lands, and …
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You—yes, you—can nominate films to be added to the National Film Registry.
You can nominate films of any genre. The films should be aesthetically, culturally, or …
The Library of Congress’ online store has clever yet affordable gifts for all of your bookish friends.
I’m always on the lookout for gifts for my friends and many of mine are avid readers, writers, teachers, and …
Smithsonian Museum and Getty Research acquire the archive of Ebony and Jet’s historic photos.
This news is huge— A philanthropic consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the MacArthur Foundation, the …
Remote Volunteering: It’s a thing! Fun, interesting, and highly rewarding—it also looks great on a resume.
In the early 2000s, I began to hear about a business concept called crowdsourcing and the hair on the back …
Librarian of Congress shares the 2021 class of movies added to the National Film Registry.
From Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden comes the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures inducted into the National Film …
On Juneteenth, I’m listening to the voices of former slaves as they tell their stories.
Last week I received an email from Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. In part she wrote, “This June, we …
Storyline Online: Celebrating Black History Month with actors reading relevant books to youngsters.
As a little kid, my parents read to me every night. Then as got a bit older and learned to …
Connecting the World with Words: A conversation on relevance during a time of virus and unrest.
Connecting the World with Words From the National Book Festival Presents series—Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian Institution …
Truman Capote reads part of Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the 92nd Street Y, 1963
In 1963, Capote read from Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the 92nd Street Y, a cultural center on New York’s Upper East …