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• Library Experience at myLOC.gov
  NOW OPEN! New exhibitions and technologies inspire, engage
• Wise Guide to loc.gov
  Hanukkah, butterflies, "color" photos, paper preservation and more
• Webcasts from the Library
  An evening with renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe
• Places in the News
  Headline locations from the Library's map collections
• Today in History | December 4
  Travel back in time through American Memory

|| Popular Topics & Collections  ||

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

|| News from the Library  ||

• Kluge Prize Recipients Named
  Historians Peter Brown, Romila Thapar to receive prize at Dec. 10 ceremony
• Passport to Knowledge Dec. 11
  New interactive features, hours debut with opening of Capitol Visitor Center
• National Treasures, Local Treasures
  Library takes road trip to San Francisco Dec. 11, Los Angeles Dec. 12
• Library Redesigns Key Workflow
  Reorganization merges acquisition, cataloging functions
• Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit Opens Feb. 12
  "With Malice Toward None" celebrates 200th birthday of America's 16th president

• More news and upcoming events

|| The Library at Work  ||

• Lifelong Literacy
  Encouraging children to become engaged in reading
• Help Your National Library
  Lend a hand as the Library preserves knowledge & creativity
• 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 Roman holiday of Saturnalia influenced the Christmastime traditions of feasting, decorating and revelry?

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