This is an Interesting YouTube video from the Library of Congress on May Day origins.
Showing posts with label Library of Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Library of Congress. Show all posts
Friday, May 1, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
National Library Week
April 12-18 is National Library Week. This is an annual event to celebrate the contributions of libraries and librarians. The theme for 2009 is Worlds connect @ your library.
Libraries are very good places. I'm telling you this in case you haven't been to one in awhile. Did any of you read From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler? I don't want to tell you much about it because I know you are all rushing to your local library to check it out. Anyway the two kids in the story run away & hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. While I've never been there, I have to agree it would be a pretty cool place to hide out but far, far better, in my mind would be a library. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be hiding out in a library? When I was studying I would occasionally go to the CSU library. I say occasionally because it isn't really a very effective place for me to study. All those books distract me!
I love libraries and can tell you the location of all the libraries in Alameda County and a few in other counties. In case you don't know where your local library is (please don't tell me if you don't, it would cause me a lot of pain), you can check the Libraries on the Web site and find one.
I've heard rumors that the economy isn't doing so great lately. Libraries are still one of the best values around. A free card and you can check out any book you want. Bookstores are great but not free! So if you have nothing better to do, or even if you do, spend an hour or two this week at a library. If you're an adult and haven't been in awhile you may be surprised at the changes!
Libraries are very good places. I'm telling you this in case you haven't been to one in awhile. Did any of you read From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler? I don't want to tell you much about it because I know you are all rushing to your local library to check it out. Anyway the two kids in the story run away & hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. While I've never been there, I have to agree it would be a pretty cool place to hide out but far, far better, in my mind would be a library. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be hiding out in a library? When I was studying I would occasionally go to the CSU library. I say occasionally because it isn't really a very effective place for me to study. All those books distract me!
I love libraries and can tell you the location of all the libraries in Alameda County and a few in other counties. In case you don't know where your local library is (please don't tell me if you don't, it would cause me a lot of pain), you can check the Libraries on the Web site and find one.
I've heard rumors that the economy isn't doing so great lately. Libraries are still one of the best values around. A free card and you can check out any book you want. Bookstores are great but not free! So if you have nothing better to do, or even if you do, spend an hour or two this week at a library. If you're an adult and haven't been in awhile you may be surprised at the changes!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Library of Congress Blog
The Library of Congress, in conjunction with Flickr, has launched a photo pilot project. Approximately 3000+ photographs from two of the Library's most popular collections have been posted on Flickr. The Library is asking that people comment, tag and make notes on the photos. This will enable the photos to be found easier and hopefully provide more identifying information about each photo. The featured collections are 1930-40s in Color and News in the 1910s. Take a look at the photos by clicking here --> LOC/Flickr.
I think this is a pretty cool way to share the pictures with a wider audience. The Library's blog explains that many of the photos do not have information about where the photo was taken and/or who is in the photo. This is an amazingly clever way to try and fill those gaps.
Take a look at the photos, who knows you might see someplace or someone familiar!
Robin
I think this is a pretty cool way to share the pictures with a wider audience. The Library's blog explains that many of the photos do not have information about where the photo was taken and/or who is in the photo. This is an amazingly clever way to try and fill those gaps.
Take a look at the photos, who knows you might see someplace or someone familiar!
Robin
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)