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View of approaches from the west facade of the Jefferson Building

[Detail] View of approaches from the west facade of the Jefferson Building

Activity Overview

Students explore the Library's historic Thomas Jefferson building to discover some of the unusual objects in and around the building, and to think about what messages these objects might send about the Library's purpose.

detail from the Thomas Jerfferson building

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Students (Gr. 4 - 12)

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