The deadline for submitting your film for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for film is May 1. Multiple prizes to help you finish your American history documentary. Info here: shorturl.at/coTWZ

What is now called the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (part of the Library of Congress) was established in 1931. By 1934 the service was distributing sound recordings called 'talking books,' along with braille materials. That means we’ve been in the

Happy #WorldBookDay ! 📚

Explore ten 'Books That Shaped America' with our collection of lessons from CSPAN and the Library of Congress' recent TV series: sites.google.com/view/c-spancla….

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Happy World Book Day! 📚
I often say “free people read freely.” Libraries provide resources for information, reflection and dialogue and we believe in the feeedom to read and to access ALL reading materials.
Let us harness the limitless power of books everyday. 📖

Yohoo!!! Library of Congress wins TWO!!
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James Balog recently donated many of his photographs documenting the relationship between humans and nature to the Library of Congress. They will be part of the Library's permanent collection. Check out this story from CBS Sunday Morning 🌞.
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎
Our planet provides us with so much. In this nation alone, we are blessed with the most beautiful God-given landscapes. Let’s act together to protect it.
Photographs from the Library of Congress collection:

On this #EarthDay , please watch this beautiful piece by Ben Tracy on CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 about environmental photographer James Balog.
His photographs are part of the Library of Congress collection.

If you're wondering about 'Clara Bow' on #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment , the Library's nitrate film vault leader, George Willeman, told NBC4 Washington a bit more about the silent film star & where she can be found in the Library's collections.

WATCH: nbcwashington.com/entertainment/…

Missed the cast of Ghosts at the Library of Congress last week?
Watch it here:
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Happy Superman Day!
On this day in 1938, the Man Of Steel made his first appearance,
From the Library of Congress collection: Superman no. 1, first self-titled issue.

Taylor Swift’s new album includes a song called Clara Bow. News4’s Tommy McFly went to the Library of Congress to learn more about the 1920s actress. nbc4dc.com/ChuEjGJ

The last track on Taylor Swift’s new album #thetorturedpoetsdepartment is titled “Clara Bow.”
So who is Clara Bow? The Library of Congress has the answers and we shared it with NBC4 Washington’s Tommy McFLY.

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#TaylorSwift #poetry

The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress has inducted 25 recordings by artists including ABBA, Blondie, and more for their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage. David Muir reports. trib.al/wslMzUX

Pen America has found more than 10,000 cases of books being banned since it started tracking book removals in U.S. schools in the summer of 2021 nytimes.com/2024/04/16/boo…

It was good day. Coverage of the Library of Congress National Recording Registry on all three major networks: TODAY CBS Evening News and World News Tonight.

National Recording Registry adds 25 new songs - ABC News - abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/nati… via ABC News

Red states threaten librarians with prison — as blue states work to protect them washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

ABBA, Blondie, The Notorious B.I.G. and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer are among the 2024 additions to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. cbsn.ws/3VYhrob

Hits by two late Latin music icons whose ballads and salsa songs are constants in playlists across generations have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. nbcnews.com/news/latino/ju…