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|| Library Highlights ||

• National Book Festival 2008
  More than 70 authors on the National Mall Sept. 27
• Library Experience at myloc.gov
  NOW OPEN! New exhibitions and technologies inspire and engage
• Wise Guide to loc.gov
  Music, manuscripts, monetary donations and more
• Webcasts from the Library
  Forum on the future of education and the economy
• Places in the News
  Headline locations from the Library's map collections
• Today in History | September 15
  Travel back in time through American Memory

|| Popular Topics & Collections  ||

• The Civil War
• Thomas Jefferson
• The Great Depression
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution

|| News from the Library  ||

• National Hispanic Heritage Month
  2008 theme is "Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community, Our Nation"
• Laura, Jenna Bush at Book Festival
  First Lady and daughter join more than 70 authors on Mall
• Stevie Wonder Is Recipient of Gershwin Award
  Singer/songwriter to perform Library commission Feb. 23
• Library Launches E-Giving
  Help the Library preserve knowledge and creativity
• Hurricane Response and Recovery
  Tips and techniques for preserving your treasures

• More news and upcoming events

|| The Library at Work  ||

• Lifelong Literacy
  Encouraging children to become engaged in reading
• Flickr Photo Pilot
  Sharing photographs with a broad new audience in a Web 2.0 community
• Audio-Visual Conservation
  Preserving, and providing access to the world’s audiovisual heritage
• Digital Preservation
  Collecting and preserving digital knowledge for future generations

|| Did You Know? ||

Did you know that the term "dog days" of summer is coined after the constellation of Canis Major?

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