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Diversity in the Struggle: Exploring the Lives of Suffragists
Susan B. Anthony. Carrie Chapman Catt. Alice Paul. These names might come to mind when thinking about the fight for women’s suffrage. But how about Mabel Ping Hua-Lee? or Zitkála-Šá? or Anna Julia...
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Free Webinar—Teaching Poetry: Living Nations, Living Words on March 24, 4-5 ET
Thanks to our colleague Anne Holmes, of the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center, for this post. Register now for this webinar! Join us for an engaging and generative teacher-focused conversation on...
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Join us for Part Three of the Double Take Webinar Series: When Was This...
North Corridor, Great Hall. View of the U.S. Capitol at sunrise, seen through a window below a mural by Charles Sprague Pearce that shows female figures with quotation from Confucious that begins “Give...
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Following the Trail of a Mysterious Circus
Vacation Circus Robed figures stand in rows, all facing the same direction, on a platform in the center of a cavernous hall. The hall is well lit, but the seats are all empty. The only words on the...
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During National Poetry Month, Bring Poetry to Life with Library of Congress...
John Russell, of Montcoal, reading a poem entitled “Keeper of the Forest” at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia. Lynthia Eiler, 1996 April showers may bring May flowers but they...
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Virtual Student Workshop: Imagination, Everyone’s Superpower
We thank the staff from Minerva’s Kaleidoscope for allowing us to repost this blog post. This is a guest post by Kim Waters, an elementary teacher from Florida whose class participated in the Library’s...
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Planning Student Learning Experiences Using Library of Congress Online...
This is the first of a three part series written by Stacie Moats of the Library of Congress. Throughout the last twelve months, I’ve enjoyed browsing seemingly endless lists of digital resources for...
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
We are reposting this from the Worlds Revealed blog from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. This is a guest post by Kelly Bilz, Librarian-in-Residence in the Geography and Map...
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Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic April Newsletter
It’s April, which means it’s … NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! Honestly, this might be my favorite month of the year besides February, and July. Oh, and there’s December, which is my birthday month. And there’s...
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Planning Student Learning Experiences Using Library of Congress Online...
This post was written by Stacie Moats of the Library of Congress. This is the second of a three-part series of blog posts featuring tips for preparing students to connect personally and to engage...
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Six Copyright Concepts Your K-12 Students Should Know
We are reposting this from the Copyright: Creativity at Work blog. Author Nicole Lamberson hopes that you will share this with your students as they maneuver the world of Copyright in their daily...
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Free Webinar–Teaching Poetry: Audio Recordings of Poetry and Literature from...
This post is by Kathy McGuigan of the Library of Congress. Register now for this webinar! Join us as we continue our celebration of National Poetry Month. In this session, Library of Congress experts...
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Planning Student Learning Experiences Using Library of Congress Online...
This blog post is by Stacie Moats of the Library of Congress. This is the last of a three-part series of blog posts featuring tips for preparing students to personally connect and collaboratively...
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What’s the Buzz about Cicadas?
This post is by Michael Apfeldorf of the Library of Congress. Do you hear it? There is a buzz in the air, or at least there will be soon. This spring, billions of Brood X cicadas will show up in many...
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Join Us for Part Four of the Double Take Series: How Should We Index This...
Librarians classifying books at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 1933 Please join us for the fourth and final session of the Double Take webinar series...
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Civil War Aeronauts: Exploring 19th Century Technology Innovation with...
This post is by Michael Apfeldorf of the Library of Congress. In the March/April 2021 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies”...
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Primary...
Father and Daughter Sharing an Ice Cream Soda. Russell Lee, 1942 In May, we pay tribute to the generations of Asian or Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its...
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Library Announces Grant Opportunity to Enhance Teaching with Primary Sources
The Library of Congress today announced fiscal year 2022 Teaching with Primary Sources grant opportunities. Applications are sought from organizations that aim to incorporate Library of Congress...
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Appreciating “all the great teachers on earth who work so hard to give young...
This post is by Lee Ann Potter, the director of the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives office at the Library of Congress. Both of my children are graduating this spring—my son from college...
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Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic, May Edition
This is a guest post by Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His most recent piece ran in April. A question I get all the time—like, all the time—is, “Jason, are you...
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