November 2006 - Vol. 65, No. 11
Cartoon America
Cover Story
A sampling of the more than 36,000 original cartoon
art drawings in the Art Wood Collection are on display.
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10,000 MAPS
The Library's Geography and Map Division has placed its 10,000th map online. -
KAMENY PAPERS
The papers of gay activist Franklin Edward Kameny have been donated to the Library's Manuscript Division. -
ART OF THE PLAYWRIGHT
The Library has received an art folio of a recently discovered play by Tennessee Williams. -
GLOBAL GATHERING
The Law Library's Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) held its annual meeting in September. -
BAGHDAD CALLING
The director of the National Library and Archives of Iraq toured the Library recently. -
ILLUMINATED WORDS
The Saint John's Bible, a modern illuminated text, went on display at the Library. -
WORDS OF THE ILLUMINATOR
Donald Jackson, artistic director and chief illuminator of The Saint John's Bible, spoke about his work. -
SERVICE TO THE BLIND
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped celebrates its 75th anniversary. -
ADA ACTIVIST
White House Domestic Policy director Olegario Cantos delivered the keynote speech for the Library's Disability Employment Awareness Month. -
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION CENTER OPENS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES -
HISPANIC HERITAGE
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave the keynote address for the Library's Hispanic Heritage Month. -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WOLFGANG
The Music Division celebrated the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth with lectures, events, and special presentations from the Library's collections. -
I THINK I CAN!
As part of a national literacy campaign, lawmakers, celebrities and dozens of children came to the Library to read from the "The Little Engine That Could."
