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Five Questions, Intern Edition: Kelsey Moore, 2024 Junior Fellow

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/07/five-questions-intern-kelsey-moore-2024-junior-fellow/

Published: July 24, 2024 12:36

2024 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Kelsey Moore answers a few questions about herself and her experience here at the Library.

Ice Cream Inventions: How the Chill Happened

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/07/ice-cream-inventions/

Published: July 21, 2024 16:00

National Ice Cream Day gives us the opportunity to highlight two people whose contributions are important in bringing us this sweet treat.

Shell Money as the Original Currency in the American Colonies

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/07/shell-money/

Published: July 10, 2024 12:47

While going through a pamphlet collection on banking history for her Junior Fellow project, guest author Kelsey Moore takes an interest in two pamphlets on North American shell money, also known as wampum, which circulated before the rise of silver and…

Rhubarb Marmalades and More: Recipes from our U.S. Historical Community Cookbooks

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/07/rhubarb/

Published: July 2, 2024 21:05

Are you wondering what to do with your rhubarb harvest? Do you want to be adventurous and try something a bit different than the traditional strawberry rhubarb pie or jam? Check out some recipes for rhubarb marmalade and more from the Library's digital…

What Can We Learn from Ask-A-Librarian Questions?

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/06/what-can-we-learn-from-ask-a-librarian-questions/

Published: June 24, 2024 17:30

Business Section Intern Olivia DiAcetis describes her spring 2024 project analyzing data from reference interactions.

Working in the Gig Economy: An Overview of a Rising Industry

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/06/working-in-the-gig-economy/

Published: June 21, 2024 13:56

Business Reference has a new research guide, "Gig Economy: A Research Guide." Take a look at the gig economy of today and introduce yourself to some of the Library's resources on the topic!

Clocking In, Clocking Out

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/06/clocking-in-clocking-out/

Published: June 14, 2024 16:24

Clocking in? Punching out? Where did these come from? Read this post for more information on time recording and tabulating machines.

Celebrating a Milestone: The Adams Building Turns 85 Years Old

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/06/milestone-adams-building-turns-85/

Published: June 7, 2024 13:13

On April 18, 2024 the Science & Business Reading Room hosted an event to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the John Adams Building being opened to the public.

Buzz in the Air! Announcing Periodical Cicadas: A Resource Guide

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/06/periodicalcicadaguide/

Published: June 3, 2024 21:29

The Science Section of the Library of Congress has created a new reference guide to celebrate the double emergence of periodical cicadas this summer (2024).

The Shipping World: 1940 and the War

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/05/shipping-world-1940-war/

Published: May 29, 2024 17:05

This is the second of a two part series on Shipping World, looking specifically at issues from 1940, which provide an interesting vantage point to look at the Second World War and find information on British shipping of the time.

May 22 Online Event on Brain Health, Wellness and Aging

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/05/may22brainhealth/

Published: May 20, 2024 15:24

On May 22, join the Library's Health Services Division and Science Section for the online program "Brain Health, Wellness and Aging: Hear from the Experts" with Dr. Sandra Weintraub and Dr. Molly Mather. See the blog post for registration information.