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07/25/2025

Today in History - July 25

07/25/2025

Today in History - July 25

On July 25, 1936, after a five-night run, the audience at the Park Theatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut, applauded the closing night performance of Macbeth. Continue reading.

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An Interview with Keyana Holton, Public Services Intern at the Law Library of Congress

07/25/2025

An Interview with Keyana Holton, Public Services Intern at the Law Library of Congress

07/25/2025 08:30 AM EDT

Today's on the blog, learn about what public services intern Keyana Holton has been working on this summer as she finishes out her internship within the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress.

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Jobs and Internship OpportunitiesOPEN NOW|IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) (VAR003155)

07/25/2025

IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) (VAR003155)

Opening Date: July 24, 2025
Closing Date: August 6, 2025
OPM Control Number: 841593100
Vacancy Number: VAR003155
LC Organization Unit: Office of the Chief Information Officer
Grade: GS-13
Series: 2210
Minimum Salary: $120,579.00
Maximum Salary: $156,755.00
Availability: Open to All
Telework Eligibility: Hybrid

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer and can be used within any office of the directorate. The incumbent reports to the group chief and provides expert customer support and configuration management, IT research and analyses, applications programming, systems analyses, and vendor/contractor evaluation and monitoring to enhance IT functions, processes, and activities.

NOTE: This announcement has an application limit of 300-applications. Please be advised that this vacancy announcement will automatically close at 11:59pm EST on the date that 300 applications have been received under this posting. If the 300-application limit is not met, the job announcement will close at 11:59 pm, on Wednesday, August 06, 2025.

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Have You Ever Wondered What a Warrant Officer Actually Does? From Service to Screen, a Veteran’s Film Shines Light on a Military Rank

07/25/2025

Have You Ever Wondered What a Warrant Officer Actually Does? From Service to Screen, a Veteran’s Film Shines Light on a Military Rank

07/25/2025 10:10 AM EDT

The following is a guest blog post by Candace Milburn, liaison specialist with the Veterans History Project. Have you ever wondered what a Warrant Officer does in the military? When I hear the word “warrant,” my mind immediately goes to think about an arrest warrant or police searches. But during a recent documentary screening at …

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Egypt: Labor Law Updated

07/25/2025

Egypt: Labor Law Updated

07/25/2025 10:26 AM EDT

On May 3, 2025, President Abdu Al-Fatah al-Sisi ratified Law No. 14 of 2025, which comprehensively reforms Egypt’s labor law by repealing the prior labor law, Law No. 12 of 2003. (Pmbl. art. 12.) Most provisions will come into effect September 1, 2025. (Art. 13.) The new labor law applies only to workers in the …

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Mapping the Way through the New Catalog

07/25/2025

Mapping the Way through the New Catalog

07/25/2025 10:10 AM EDT

On June 30, 2025, the Library of Congress launched its new catalog system for all research centers. This post will highlight the new public-facing online catalog and provide tips and best practices for search and discovery of cartographic materials in the Geography and Map collections. The catalog is the main access point for the Library's collections, including map collections.

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NLS BARD Support: That All May eRead, July 29, 2025

07/25/2025

That All May eRead, July 29, 2025

The Tuesday, July 29, That All May eRead online program will be an open forum. We will answer your questions about the Zoomax and HumanWare Braille eReaders for the entire hour.

The program will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. To access the program, go to: https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1609275840?pwd=zkiSIAowWlVLq9hcjE9oXGt6CVrWsP.1.

Remember that the program is recorded. Do not speak if you do not wish to be on the recording. If you wish to speak, you may request to do so by raising your hand. On a PC, press Alt Y to toggle raising and lowering your hand; on a Mac, press Option Y; and if dialing in via telephone, press Star 9. To mute or unmute yourself on a PC, press Alt A; on a Mac, press Command-Shift A; and on a telephone, press Star 6. If you choose to dial in to the call, use the telephone numbers provided below. The Zoom.gov ID will not work with standard Zoom.us.

You can find recordings of previous That All May eRead programs on the NLS website at www.loc.gov/nls/news-and-updates/that-all-may-eread.

The complete Zoom information is located below.

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—The BARD Support Team

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