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|| Library Highlights ||

• National Book Festival Sep. 26
  John Grisham, John Irving, Judy Blume among authors
• Wise Guide to loc.gov
  Newspapers, postcards, teachers and more
• Webcasts from the Library
  Stevie Wonder premieres "Sketches of a Life"
• Places in the News
  Headline locations from the Library's map collections
• Today in History | August 21
  Travel back in time through American Memory

|| Popular Topics & Collections  ||

• Performing Arts
• The Civil War
• Thomas Jefferson
• The Great Depression
• The Declaration of Independence
• Browse by Topic

|| News from the Library  ||

• August Film Series at Packard Campus
  Silents, foreign films, John Wayne and more
• Book Festival Lineup Expands
  Patterson, Pelecanos, Grimes, Robinson & Silva added
• 2009-2010 Concert Season Announced
  Art of the Quartet, commissions, Music & the Brain and more
• Library Opens New Storage Facilites
  Modules 3 and 4 at Ft. Meade will hold 33 million items
• Copyright Office Adjusts Fees
  New rate schedule begins August 1

• 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
• Chronicling America
  Enhancing access to America's historic newspapers
• Digital Preservation
  Collecting and preserving digital knowledge for future generations

|| Did You Know? ||

Did you know that the Library of Congress has been collecting phone directories since 1937?

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