Upcoming Webinar: “Making the Declaration”
https://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/06/09/upcoming-webinar-making-the-declaration/
Published: June 9, 2026 17:06
As part of the Library of Congress's celebration of the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we are hosting a webinar titled "Making the Declaration" this Thursday, June 11, at noon.
Healing Books: History of Health and Medicine at the Library of Congress
https://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/06/03/healing-books-history-of-health-and-medicine-at-the-library-of-congress/
Published: June 3, 2026 15:49
The Library owns many groundbreaking books from medicine’s past, some of them illustrated with images that make us glad we live in the 21st century. Topics range from anatomy and herbals to childbirth and Native American medical knowledge.
America 250 Film Series (Pt. III)
https://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/05/27/america-250-film-series-pt-iii/
Published: May 27, 2026 18:58
Step back onto the trail with the Library of Congress’s latest From the Vaults videos, where rare books, maps, photographs, and illustrations open new paths into the nation’s history through the lens of nature. From Yellowstone and bald eagles to botanical…
Marianne Moore and the Utopian Turtletop
https://blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/2026/05/20/marianne-moore-and-the-utopian-turtletop/
Published: May 20, 2026 14:07
In 1955 the Ford Motor Company solicited American poet Marianne Moore to devise a name for a new line of cars in development. The exchange of letters between Ms. Moore and the executives first came to light in an April 13, 1957, issue of The New Yorker. …