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Jazz Scholar Willard Jenkins Reflects on the Library’s Jazz Collections

07/24/2025

Jazz Scholar Willard Jenkins Reflects on the Library’s Jazz Collections

07/24/2025 07:00 AM EDT

Learn about 2024-2025 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar Willard Jenkins' time exploring the Music Division's jazz collections. Jenkins, who is the artistic director of the DC Jazz Festival, conducted research in the archives this spring and presented a lecture on "The Enduring Importance of Jazz Archives" on June 18, 2025.

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Today in History - July 24

07/24/2025

Today in History - July 24

Completing a treacherous thousand-mile exodus, an ill and exhausted Brigham Young and fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints arrived at Utah's Great Salt Lake valley on July 24, 1847. Continue reading.

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Law Library Publishes New Report on Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles in Selected Jurisdictions

07/24/2025

Law Library Publishes New Report on Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles in Selected Jurisdictions

07/24/2025 08:00 AM EDT

This blog posts gives an overview of the newly published Law Library report on extended producer responsibility for textiles in selected jurisdictions.

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Looking at Mucha: Prints in the Library of Congress Collections

07/24/2025

Looking at Mucha: Prints in the Library of Congress Collections

07/24/2025 09:48 AM EDT

Fans of art nouveau design may be surprised to learn that the Prints & Photographs Division has more than a dozen striking images by the man widely credited as the originator of the style -- Czech artist Alphonse Mucha -- in the collections. See some examples in this blog post.

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Fascinating Discoveries are Waiting Just Below the Surface: A Journey into Geocoding with Sabrina Templeton

07/24/2025

Fascinating Discoveries are Waiting Just Below the Surface: A Journey into Geocoding with Sabrina Templeton

07/24/2025 12:18 PM EDT

Today’s guest post is from Sabrina Templeton, a 2025 Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress. Sabrina is pursuing her MS in Information Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to starting her degree, she worked as a software engineer and she is passionate about the intersection of library and technology spaces. As this …

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United Kingdom: Amazon Agrees to Act to Protect Consumers from Fake Reviews

07/24/2025

United Kingdom: Amazon Agrees to Act to Protect Consumers from Fake Reviews

07/24/2025 12:42 PM EDT

On June 6, 2025, Amazon made an undertaking with the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to enhance its existing systems to protect consumers from fake reviews and catalog abuses that occur when positive reviews for one product are used for another product.This undertaking, made under part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002, …

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Get Your Folk Music On During Live! At the Library in August

07/24/2025

Events Feature Summer Movies on the Lawn and Folk Music Concerts

Experience the magic of folk music brought to life during Live! At the Library in August. On Aug. 14, The Henhouse Prowlers will bring high-energy Bluegrass to the Coolidge Auditorium. Enjoy happy hour drinks and snacks at the Library of Congress before toe-tapping to folk music to end the summer season. On Aug. 21, The Creek Rocks duo will perform a special concert full of folk and old-time music from the Ozarks. This concert will feature repertoire from the Library’s American Folklife Center archive.

The Library’s Summer Movies on the Lawn series comes to a sunset with the showing of the film “Iron Man” on Aug. 7. Guests are encouraged to bring their own drinks and snacks while enjoying classic films on the Southeast lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building.

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News from the John W. Kluge Center: Watch live today 7pm ET: "Ask The Ethicist" with Kwame Anthony Appiah, Kluge Prize Recipient

07/24/2025

Live! At the Library: Ask the Ethicist: A Live Session with Kwame Anthony Appiah

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Join us for a lively and thought-provoking evening with the 2024 recipient of the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity and New York Times columnist behind “The Ethicist.”

In this special live event, you’ll explore real-world moral dilemmas and cast your vote on what you would do. Then, hear how one of today’s most influential public philosophers thinks through the same questions. Thoughtful, engaging and full of surprising moments, this interactive program allows you to reflect on everyday ethical questions in a way that’s personal, relevant and even fun.

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Is That a Giant Fish? The “Roadside America” of John Margolies

07/24/2025

Is That a Giant Fish? The “Roadside America” of John Margolies

07/24/2025 02:50 PM EDT

The photographer John Margolies chronicled the weird and wonderful ways American businesses advertised themselves along the nation's roadways in the latter half of the 20th century. He felt dinosaur-shaped gas stations and a giant gunslinging shrimp advertising a restaurant weren't just roadside kitsch but a genuine expression of the national identity. The Library preserves more than 11,000 of his images.

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Of Note: Agatha Christie’s Advice

07/24/2025

Of Note: Agatha Christie’s Advice

07/24/2025 02:00 PM EDT

In 1972, at the end of her life, British mystery novelist Agatha Christie wrote two letters to an American teenager. In them, she shares insight into her philosophy on both writing and crime (fiction).

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Jobs and Internship Opportunities CLOSING SOON | Supervisory Librarian (Head, Cataloging and Metadata Unit) (VAR003120)

07/24/2025

CLOSING SOON | Supervisory Librarian (Head, Cataloging and Metadata Unit) (VAR003120)

Opening Date: June 30, 2025
Closing Date: July 31, 2025
OPM Control Number: 839683900
Vacancy Number: VAR003120
LC Organization Unit: Researcher and Collection Services
Grade: GS-13
Series: 1410
Minimum Salary: $120,579.00 per year
Maximum Salary: $156,755.00 per year
Availability: Open to All
Telework Eligibility: Hybrid

The position serves as the Head of the Cataloging and Metadata Unit reports directly to the Head of the Moving Image Section at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress. The Unit which this individual supervises is responsible for receiving, organizing and creating inventory control and cataloging records for all moving image collection items and related materials acquired by the Library of Congress. The incumbent works highly independently, exercising considerable independent judgment, and carries out duties and responsibilities in accordance with broad overall guidelines and policies pertaining to moving image materials.

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