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This Coming Weekend at the Packard Campus (May 9 – 10, 2025)

05/05/2025 06:28 AM EDT

We show a silent, remember the late, great Gene Hackman and pay tribute to 007 this weekend at the Packard Campus.

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Today in History - May 5

Today in History - May 5

Mexican troops under General Ignacio Zaragoza successfully defended the town of Puebla on May 5, 1862, temporarily halting France's efforts to establish a puppet regime in Mexico.  Continue reading.

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in one of Tennessee's public schools.  Continue reading.

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Poetry 180: Poem 158 - "Forgotten Planet"

Poem 158 - "Forgotten Planet"

A poem by Doug Dorph from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

 

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New Research Guide: James Reese Europe Resources at the Library of Congress

05/05/2025 08:11 AM EDT

The Music Division’s newest research guide, James Reese Europe: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress, provides a gateway to accessing historic sheet music, unique literary manuscripts, newspaper archives, recordings, photographs and scholarly research by and related to leading cultural figure James Reese Europe (1881-1919).

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Ashley Dickerson, Powerlifting Librarian

05/05/2025 09:00 AM EDT

Ashley Dickerson is the acquisitions and cataloging librarian for Finland and the Baltic states. She tells us about her deep expertise with Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics, along with her love for new restaurants, archery and power lifting.

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Lao Buddhist New Year Festival in Southern Louisiana Collection Now Online

05/05/2025 11:14 AM EDT

The American Folklife Center is excited to announce the online availability of an excellent fieldwork collection of interviews and videos of cultural events created through its Community Collection Grants (CCG)! “Lao Buddhist New Year Festival in Southern Louisiana,” documents the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival presented in 2022 by Wat Thammarattanaram, a Buddhist temple and monastery in Broussard (Iberia Parish), Louisiana. A community-based research team conducted interviews and captured video of events, ceremonies, and celebrations. Find links to the collection in this blog post.

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Jobs and Internship Opportunities - CLOSING SOON - Historian (Vacancy#: VAR003043)

CLOSING SOON - Historian (Vacancy#: VAR003043)

  • Opening Date: April 28, 2025
  • Closing Date: May 9, 2025
  • OPM Control Number: 836050900
  • Vacancy Number: VAR003043
  • LC Organization Unit: Office of the Librarian
  • Grade: GS-13
  • Series: 0170
  • Minimum Salary: $120,579.00
  • Maximum Salary: $156,755.00
  • Availability: Current and Former Federal Employees Only
  • Telework Eligibility: Hybrid

The position serves as the Historian for the Library of Congress. The position is located in the Center for Exhibits and Interpretation/Publishing Office and is under the administrative direction of the Director of Publishing.

The Historian is the primary technical expert on the history of the Library of Congress and as the expert, (1) researches, compiles, and organizes the Library’s institutional memory; (2) provides advice, consultation, and verification of Library history in public-facing content; and (3) represents the agency in public outreach on issues pertaining to the Library’s history

Area of consideration: current and former federal government employees.

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European Union: New Regulation Establishes the European Health Data Space for Exchange of Health Records

05/05/2025 12:51 PM EDT

On March 26, 2025, the European Health Data Space Regulation (EHDS) entered into force, establishing a shared system to manage and exchange electronic health records across the European Union.The regulation provides common rules, standards, infrastructures, and a governance framework for the exchange of electronic health data on a secure basis and in compliance with data …

 

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

ACES Act (05/05/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (05/05/2025 legislative day)

No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act (05/05/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

To amend the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to provide that the United States, as a member of any international organizations, should oppose any attempts by the People's Republic of China to resolve Taiwan's status by distorting the decisions, language, policies, or procedures of the organization, and for other purposes. (05/05/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing". (05/05/2025 legislative day)