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The Library of Congress is so grateful to win the Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Joni Mitchell.
We share this with the music director, producers, PBS, the performers, the crew and the legendary Joni Mitchell.

The @librarycongress is so grateful to win the Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Joni Mitchell. We share this #Emmy with the music director, producers, @PBS, the performers, the crew and the legendary @jonimitchell.
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Today in History: President Harry S Truman proposes 'Fair Deal' measures in State of the Union, 1949 go.loc.gov/AMsC50MixMG

Today in History: President Harry S Truman proposes 'Fair Deal' measures in State of the Union, 1949 #otd #tih go.loc.gov/AMsC50MixMG
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Happy to share this The Washington Post piece on Louis Braille's birthday! The Library's National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled recently began reproducing Braille books on-demand. Cookbooks have been one of the most popular genres! washingtonpost.com/food/2024/01/0…

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Do you love snow or hate it? Learn about some major blizzards of the past in our historic newspaper archive. blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandhe…

Do you love snow or hate it? Learn about some major blizzards of the past in our historic newspaper archive. blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandhe… #ChronAm
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The Library's Jefferson Building gets a lot of love, but let's take a moment to appreciate the John Adams Building, which opened its doors to the public 85 years ago today. The Art Deco space is beautiful AND utilitarian, containing 180 miles of shelving. go.loc.gov/Pevy50Q77UB

The Library's Jefferson Building gets a lot of love, but let's take a moment to appreciate the John Adams Building, which opened its doors to the public 85 years ago today. The Art Deco space is beautiful AND utilitarian, containing 180 miles of shelving. go.loc.gov/Pevy50Q77UB
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THURSDAY: Join us for happy hour drinks and extended exhibition hours at . Immerse yourself in the beautiful architecture of the Great Hall, and experience the wonders of the Thomas Jefferson Building.

Plan your visit: go.loc.gov/rOsk50Qm5NR

THURSDAY: Join us for happy hour drinks and extended exhibition hours at #LIVEAtTheLibrary. Immerse yourself in the beautiful architecture of the Great Hall, and experience the wonders of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Plan your visit: go.loc.gov/rOsk50Qm5NR
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Happy New Year! Check out this stereograph image of the New Year's Day Rose Bowl football game from 1929.

A growing proportion of the more than 50,000 stereograph cards in the Library's Prints & Photographs Division have been digitized. See more: go.loc.gov/NQop50Qmylm

Happy New Year! Check out this stereograph image of the New Year's Day Rose Bowl football game from 1929. A growing proportion of the more than 50,000 stereograph cards in the Library's Prints & Photographs Division have been digitized. See more: go.loc.gov/NQop50Qmylm
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Need a laugh? Check out the Robert Orben Papers in the Library's Manuscript Division. Orben was a comedy writer, humor consultant & even a speechwriter for President Ford. In 2019, he donated a stockpile of thousands of his jokes typed on index cards.
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Need a laugh? Check out the Robert Orben Papers in the Library's Manuscript Division. Orben was a comedy writer, humor consultant & even a speechwriter for President Ford. In 2019, he donated a stockpile of thousands of his jokes typed on index cards. go.loc.gov/O0C150Qmyew
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The Library's Music Division & The Kennedy Center recently hosted a visit by Tony Award-winning Broadway & film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ben Platt. They saw treasures from the collections of Leonard Bernstein, Leslie Bricusse & beyond. 😍

The Library's Music Division & @kencen recently hosted a visit by Tony Award-winning Broadway & film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ben Platt. They saw treasures from the collections of Leonard Bernstein, Leslie Bricusse & beyond. 😍
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Become a Friend of the Library and give history a future! Make a lasting impact with your year-end donation.
Join now: go.loc.gov/KfJt50Qlc8p

Become a Friend of the Library and give history a future! Make a lasting impact with your year-end donation. Join now: go.loc.gov/KfJt50Qlc8p
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In August, Library conservation staff deployed to Vermont to aid in the response to the July flooding. Why? FEMA's Heritage Emergency National Task Force has a Save Your Family Treasures program that aims to help disaster victims save treasured memories.
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In August, Library conservation staff deployed to Vermont to aid in the response to the July flooding. Why? FEMA's Heritage Emergency National Task Force has a Save Your Family Treasures program that aims to help disaster victims save treasured memories. go.loc.gov/ipN550QjWlJ
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If you’ve seen Bradley Cooper’s new Leonard Bernstein biopic & find yourself curious to learn more about Bernstein & his world, then we've got a project for you! The Library’s crowdsourced transcription program has launched a new Bernstein campaign. go.loc.gov/ljL750Qlevy

If you’ve seen Bradley Cooper’s new Leonard Bernstein biopic & find yourself curious to learn more about Bernstein & his world, then we've got a project for you! The Library’s crowdsourced transcription program has launched a new Bernstein campaign. go.loc.gov/ljL750Qlevy
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Looking for a last-minute gift that you don't have to leave your house to buy? Gift a Friends of the Library of Congress membership to the book lover or history buff in your life!
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Looking for a last-minute gift that you don't have to leave your house to buy? Gift a Friends of the Library of Congress membership to the book lover or history buff in your life! go.loc.gov/XTJy50Qlc2B
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