Summary report on Library pilot program through Flickr photo-sharing service.

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Georgia, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps.

This guide compiles links to resources on Poet Laureate Kay Ryan throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on her life or selections of her work.

These "community of the book" organizations and programs have purposes and interests that relate to the basic mission of the Center for the Book - to stimulate public awareness of books, reading, libraries and literacy.

New from the Prints and Photographs Reading Room: These resources provide information and methods for exploring image history, processes, content, and meaning.

Go on a quest to discover the hidden meanings of rare treasures from the Library of Congress. Examine historic objects, conquer every challenge, and claim a special reward.

Archaeoastronomy is the interdisciplinary study of prehistoric, ancient, and traditional astronomies within their cultural context. Its sources include both written and archaeological remains and it embraces calendrics, practical observation, sky lore, celestial myth, and more. Its true scope establishes it as an "anthropology of astronomy."

A showcase of our most treasured collections selected by VHP staff members. These veterans’ stories highlight the diversity and dramatic content of our holdings.

High-resolution images of the Bible that Abraham Lincoln first took the oath of office in 1861. Barack Obama will use this Bible when he is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with W.E.B. Du Bois, including manuscripts, photographs, and books.

The Library of Congress has rich documents and artifacts from every state, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. You can browse some of the best primary sources by state in the Features and Activities section of the Teachers Page.

On January 20, 2009, the United States will inaugurate Barack Obama, the country’s first African American president. In anticipation of citizens’ efforts to mark this historic time around the country, the American Folklife Center will be collecting audio and video recordings of sermons and orations that comment on the significance of the inauguration of 2009.

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Booker T. Washington, including manuscripts, photographs, and books.

Description of the Library's collections.

The latest issue features Herman Wouk, first recipient of the Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction; new Poet Laureate Kay Ryan; a government Web archives project; found treasures in the Library's vaults; and more.

New look and few features for the Library's interactive experience:
- A more interactive home page showcasing the Library’s hidden treasures
- Interactives and activities for students
- Educational content for teachers that’s easy to find
- Exhibitions that both show and tell. See items while learning the story.

The newest entry in the Library series, "Presidents as Poets," featuring poetry written by U.S. Presidents (and in this case, the new President-Elect).

Winners and winning entries from the annual reading-writing contest, sponsored by the Library's Center for the Book.

As one of nine institutions participating in the International Committee for the Computerization of the Comintern (INCOMKA), the Library of Congress (LC) played a primary role in making the archives of the Communist International available to researchers around the world.

News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.