Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

06/25/2025

A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17 , 2025, as "DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and encourage research on, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general. (06/25/2025 legislative day)

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Today in History - June 26

06/26/2025

Today in History - June 26

On June 26, 1870, the first section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk opened along the New Jersey beach. Continue reading.

U.S. troops pulled out of the Dominican Republic on June 26, 1924. Continue reading.

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25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2015

06/26/2025

25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2015

06/26/2025 09:44 AM EDT

Celebrate the 25th National Book Festival with us! Each week "Bookmarked" features videos of acclaimed authors from past festivals as we lead up to the 2025 festival on September 6th. This week we remember 2015, with featured videos from Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jenny Han.

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New Zealand: Controversial Changes to Pay Equity Legislation Enacted

06/26/2025

New Zealand: Controversial Changes to Pay Equity Legislation Enacted

06/26/2025 09:40 AM EDT

On May 5, 2025, New Zealand enacted the Equal Pay Amendment Bill, revising the process used to raise and resolve pay equity claims. The government introduced the bill and Parliament passed it the same day under urgency procedures, which enable legislation to be passed through all stages without going to a select committee for consideration. …

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AHHA! Firsts in Black and African American Cartoons and Comics

06/26/2025

AHHA! Firsts in Black and African American Cartoons and Comics

06/26/2025 10:04 AM EDT

While participating in the Library’s Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA), Lucy Havens researched the representation of Black cartoon and comic creators in the Library’s Comic Book Collection. Here she highlights a handful of “firsts” in the history of Black and African American cartoons and comics. Read more about it!

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One Scoop or Two? Ice Cream Cones for Summer Relief

06/26/2025

One Scoop or Two? Ice Cream Cones for Summer Relief

06/26/2025 10:30 AM EDT

Summer heat brings to mind the cool relief achieved by eating an ice cream cone. People of all ages crave this delicious treat when the temperatures climb, as seen in this array of photos.

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Margaret Hunter Hall: Reluctant Traveler to the Antebellum United States

06/26/2025

Margaret Hunter Hall: Reluctant Traveler to the Antebellum United States

06/26/2025 10:00 AM EDT

In letters to her sister, Margaret Hunter Hall (1799-1876), wife of the popular British travel author Basil Hall (1788-1844), recorded her impressions of the United States during a trip the couple took in 1827-1828. These are available for research in the Margaret Hunter Hall Papers in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division.

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Library of Congress Honors National Library Service Network Libraries in Pennsylvania and Michigan

06/26/2025

Library of Congress Honors National Library Service Network Libraries in Pennsylvania and Michigan

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress has recognized two of its cooperating libraries in Pennsylvania and Michigan for their outstanding service to readers with visual, physical or print disabilities.

The Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians in Pittsburgh was named the 2025 Regional Library of the Year, and the Kent District Library Talking Book & Braille Center in Comstock Park, Michigan, was selected as the Subregional Library/Advisory and Outreach Center of the Year.

Award recipients will be honored at a luncheon in the historic Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on July 23.

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Enjoy the Archive Challenge at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival–Onsite or Streaming

06/26/2025

Enjoy the Archive Challenge at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival–Onsite or Streaming

06/26/2025 11:21 AM EDT

The American Folklife Center is excited to announce that we’re bringing our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, both on the National Mall and streaming live on YouTube! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall have cooked up a great festival on the theme of “Youth and the Future of Culture.” As part of the festivities, we’ve engaged 8 groups of young musicians to learn pieces from the Archive of Folk Culture and play them on the festival’s main stage. Youth Archive Challenge sets will occur on July 2, 4, 5, and 7 and will feature Irish American tunes, Hungarian folk dance, Anglo American traditional ballads, American old-time music, Persian Classical music, multiethnic street songs, Bulgarian folk music, and Caribbean steel pan—with a special appearance by frequent Festival and Homegrown artist Christylez Bacon. Find links to the schedule and the streams, as well as information on the performers, in this post!

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Charting Time – An Interview with Robert Morris

06/26/2025

Charting Time – An Interview with Robert Morris

06/26/2025 10:19 AM EDT

This blog post is an interview with Robert Morris, G&M’s recently retired acquisitions specialist. Robert worked in the division for almost 40 years, building the division’s collections and shaping its collection development policies through the decades.

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That Haunting Song from the “Severance” Finale? It’s an Oscar Winner…From the 1960s.

06/26/2025

That Haunting Song from the “Severance” Finale? It’s an Oscar Winner…From the 1960s.

06/26/2025 11:51 AM EDT

If that haunting music in the season finale of "Severance" on Apple TV+ sounded familiar, that's because "The Windmills of Your Mind" has been around for 57 years, won an Oscar and has been recorded by more than 300 artists the world over. Lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, the husband-and-wife duo, wrote "Windmills" with composer Michel Legrand. In a legendary career, they won three Oscars and were finalists another 16 times, not to mention their four Emmys and two Grammys. In the Library's collections, we look at their lyrics sheets and interviews to see how they and Legrand combined to put together "Windmills."

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New BARD Additions: June 2025

06/26/2025

New BARD Additions: June 2025

06/26/2025 12:53 PM EDT

Greetings, music lovers! The NLS Music Section's new additions to BARD include a lovely selection of braille music scores for piano as well as voice. Read this month's post to discover what's new for instant download and enjoyment on Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)!

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

06/26/2025

H.R.875

Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 (06/26/2025 legislative day)

Stephen Sondheim: An Appreciation

06/26/2025

Stephen Sondheim: An Appreciation

06/26/2025 01:27 PM EDT

In commemoration of the Library's acquisition of the Stephen Sondheim Collection, Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz reflects on the work and legacy of Stephen Sondheim.

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

06/26/2025

H.R.275

Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025 (06/26/2025 legislative day)

Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

06/26/2025

H.Con.Res.39

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act. (06/26/2025 legislative day)