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We Tweet, Therefore We Are

January 27, 2009 by Matt Raymond

Howdy, folks! (Sorry, my Wyoming roots are showing.) The Library of Congress finally has its own official Twitter feed. You can follow us here: http://twitter.com/librarycongress

“Library of Congress” was too long as a user name, so in the spirit of Twitter itself, we’ve been truncated.

As I’ve been alluding for some time, we are on the cusp of many more forays into the Web 2.0, and I hope to bring more announcements soon (most likely weeks, not months). We are going to be pushing some incredible content out to the world in new ways and in new spaces — just a smattering of the millions and millions of digital resources we have online, of course, but presented with the fantastic interactivity of these new Web tools.

We also hope it will be an enticement for folks to check out the vast treasure trove of free resources at LOC.gov.

The Inauguration: History on Both Sides of First Street

January 16, 2009 by Matt Raymond

For those of you who, like me, just can’t get enough of the Library of Congress, we will be prominently featured before a national television audience next week. ABC’s “Good Morning America” will be originating its coverage of the Inauguration not only on Jan. 20, but also on Jan. 19 (which serendipitously is Martin Luther …

The Lincoln Inaugural Bible, Chapter and Verse

January 14, 2009 by Matt Raymond

The Library of Congress often provides Bibles from its vast collections for the use of Members of Congress

The Lincoln Bible, by the way, will be among the items on display in “With Malice Toward None,” our exhibit opening Feb. 12 that honors the 200th birthday of our 16th president.

The images follow the jump. (Warning: The images that are linked to by the thumbnails are pretty large, each in the 5 to 6MB region.)

(All photos credit “Michaela McNichol”)

Title page of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible

The balance of the images follow the jump …

Mark Dimunation, chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Books and Special Collections Division, holds open the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll

Mark Dimunation, chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Books and Special Collections Division, in the Library's Main Reading Room, holds open the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll

The front cover of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible

Alternate view of the front cover of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible

The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible against the backdrop of the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress

The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible, opened to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, attesting that the book was used for Lincoln's oath of office

Alternate view of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible, opened to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, attesting that the book was used for Lincoln's oath of office

Food Fit for a President

January 7, 2009 by Matt Raymond

As you might have heard, President-elect Obama will be using Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible when he is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Lincoln is, of course, a major inspiration to the President-elect and a strong influence on the themes of the upcoming inauguration. So we know you’re waiting with baited …