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InRetrospect: November Blogging Edition

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In November, Library bloggers presented a feast of posts, sure to whet a variety of appetites. Here are a few selections.

  • In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog

1707: A Year That Will Resonate with Handel Lovers
1707 was a good year for Handel.

  • The Signal: Digital Preservation

When Data Loss is Personal
Leslie Johnston talks about being robbed and lessons learned for protecting personal data.

  • Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

Happy Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Crouch in Ledyard, Conn., enjoy the holiday and pie with their family.

  • From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress

Poetry at Work
Caitlin Rizzo welcomes new poetry traditions.

  • Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

Pic of the Week: Sequoyah
Native American Heritage Month is celebrated.

  • In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

The Electoral College – What is it and How Does it Function?
Legal reference librarians Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer explain the Electoral College.

  • Teaching with the Library of Congress

Thanksgiving and Football: A Unique American Tradition
Watching football is part of Thanksgiving celebrations for many Americans.

Inquiring Minds: An Interview With Author William Martin

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What if Abraham Lincoln recorded his innermost thoughts as he moved toward the realization that he must end slavery? What if he lost that diary, but a recently discovered letter suggests that the diary is still out there? Such is the premise of “The Lincoln Letter” (Tor/Forge, 2012) by William Martin, his latest mystery novel …

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Let’s Give Thanks

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Thanksgiving is just a day away, and I’ve been noticing on Facebook, friends posting what they are thankful for this holiday season. Those statuses certainly have given me pause to count my own blessings. First and foremost, I am thankful for my family, who, no matter how far away I am from them, help me …

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Black and White and (Still) Read All Over

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Old newspapers have acquired an iffy reputation over the years.  We bemoan the trees that had to die to bring them into existence for their one day of glory; we dub them “mullet-wrappers” or note, as they do in the British Isles, that “Yesterday’s news is tomorrow’s fish-and-chip paper.” But old newspapers can be addictive!  …

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InRetrospect: September Blogging Edition

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Here’s a roundup of some September selections in the Library blogosphere. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog New Dance Collections in the Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) Presentations on Bronislava Nijinska and the Ballet Russes de Serge Diaghilev are now featured in the PAE.  The Signal: Digital Preservation Yes, the Library of Congress Has Video Games: …

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Page from the Past: A Wartime Mimeograph

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(The following is an article from the September-October 2012 issue of the Library’s new magazine, LCM, highlighting a “page from the past” of the publication’s humble beginnings.) With the debut of its new magazine, the Library bids a fond farewell to its predecessor, the Library of Congress Information Bulletin, which began publication 70 years ago. …

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A Book (Festival) With a Happy Ending

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The 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival closed up shop Sunday evening – leaving more than 200,000 delighted book-lovers thrilled to have heard from and met their favorite authors, stoked up with new titles to read, and exhilarated by two days of gorgeous fall weather there on the National Mall. One couple even got …

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A Piñata of Awesomeness

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(The following is a guest post from the Library’s Director of Communications, Gayle Osterberg.) It’s been a big week for the Library of Congress, as we’ve launched two exciting new resources to serve our many and varied audiences in the years ahead, and are rolling into our biggest event of the year on the National …

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