Today in History - August 20

08/20/2025

Today in History - August 20

On August 20, 1866, the newly organized National Labor Union called on Congress to mandate an eight-hour workday. Continue reading.

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New Occupational Folklife Project Documents North Carolina Poultry Workers

08/20/2025

New Occupational Folklife Project Documents North Carolina Poultry Workers

08/20/2025 09:00 AM EDT

Recently, the American Folklife Center (AFC) published a new collection for the Occupational Folklife Project, "Poultry Workers in North Carolina," on the website of the Library of Congress. In this post, AFC Senior Folklife Specialist Nancy Groce interviews Dr. Leigh Campoamor, the anthropologist and recipient of the AFC's Archie Green Fellowship who interviewed 18 poultry workers for the collection.

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From Communications Studies to Captured Content: A Junior Fellow’s Contribution to the Mass Communication Web Archive

08/20/2025

From Communications Studies to Captured Content: A Junior Fellow’s Contribution to the Mass Communication Web Archive

08/20/2025 09:00 AM EDT

In this blog post, 2025 Junior Fellow Kailyn Slater describes her work evaluating and expanding the Mass Communications Web Archive,

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Calgary Court Centre: Pic of the Week

08/20/2025

Calgary Court Centre: Pic of the Week

08/20/2025 09:38 AM EDT

Today's Picture of the Week post by Alexander features the Calgary Courts Centre which he had a chance to visit during a recent conference.

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Library of Congress Opens Award Nominations for Outstanding Federal Libraries, Librarians and Library Technicians

08/20/2025

Library of Congress Opens Award Nominations for Outstanding Federal Libraries, Librarians and Library Technicians

To honor the innovations and successes of federal libraries, librarians and library technicians in meeting the information demands of government, businesses, scholarly communities and the public, the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) in the Library of Congress has opened nominations for its 28thannual awards for federal librarianship.

For nomination materials, visit the “awards” section of the program’s website or email fliccfno@loc.gov. The nomination packet includes the nomination form, selection criteria and a list of supporting materials. To submit a nomination, email completed nomination packets to fedlink@loc.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Oman: New Citizenship Law Enacted

08/20/2025

Oman: New Citizenship Law Enacted

08/20/2025 11:08 AM EDT

On February 2, 2025, Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No. 17/2025, a broad new law on Omani citizenship. The decree was published in Oman’s official gazette on February 9, 2025, and took effect the next day.Prohibition of Dual Citizenship The law prohibits Omani citizens from holding dual nationality unless they obtain the approval …

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Dogs of New York

08/20/2025

Dogs of New York

08/20/2025 11:12 AM EDT

Among the many images of canines in the Library of Congress collections are some striking shots taken by photographer Anthony Angel (born Angelo Rizzuto) in mid-twentieth-century New York City. Read this post to see some examples.

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25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2020

08/20/2025

25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2020

08/20/2025 12:00 PM EDT

Celebrate the 25th National Book Festival with us! Each week "Bookmarked" features videos of acclaimed authors from past festivals as we lead up to the 2025 festival on September 6th. This time we revisit 2020, with featured videos from Amy Tan and Jason Reynolds.

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T.S. Eliot, Bloomsbury, and the Hogarth Press

08/20/2025

T.S. Eliot, Bloomsbury, and the Hogarth Press

08/20/2025 04:58 PM EDT

Although T.S. Eliot was never a full-fledged member of the Bloomsbury Group, he developed relationships with many of its members, including Virginia and Leonard Woolf. In fact, the Woolfs published many of Eliot’s most important works on the small press they operated out of their kitchen.

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