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This Coming Thursday and Friday at the Packard Campus (December 4 and 5, 2025)

12/01/2025 06:00 AM EST

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The Stephen Sondheim Collection: A Researcher Shares His Experience

12/01/2025 07:10 AM EST

Ed Zanders, a British composer and musical director based in London, shares some of his discoveries of Sondheim's creative process, found amongst the Stephen Sondheim Papers held by the Library of Congress Music Division. The finding aid to the newly acquired Stephen Sondheim Papers is now available online, and a small set of materials from the collection is on display in the Performing Arts Reading Room.

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Today in History - December 1

Today in History - December 1

On the evening of December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, an African-American, was arrested for disobeying an Alabama law requiring Black passengers to relinquish seats to white passengers when the bus was full. Continue reading.

On December 1, 1957, the New York City Ballet premiered Agon, a collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) and choreographer George Balanchine (1904- 1983).  Continue reading.

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An Interview with Kim Marie Eberhardt, Foreign Law Intern

12/01/2025 09:00 AM EST

This blog post features an interview with Foreign Law Intern Kim Eberhardt.

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Literary Maps: Real Maps for Imaginary Places

12/01/2025 09:00 AM EST

Novelists and storytellers have for centuries sketched maps of their fictional worlds -- or the real world where their fictional characters resided -- as a means of expanding their creations and deepening the sense of a new world for readers. The Library preserves dozens of famous examples, from first editions of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" to William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County.

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The Asian Division’s Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship: Now Accepting Applications for 2026

12/01/2025 09:04 AM EST

The Asian Division is now accepting applications for its Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship, which supports short-term research visits to the Asian Reading Room at the Library of Congress. This year's application deadline is before midnight (ET), Sunday, January 11, 2026 for the 2026 fellowship cycle.

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CRS Employment Opportunities: Analyst in Public Finance

CRS is accepting applications for Analyst in Public Finance, GS-11 until December 26, 2025.

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Legal Research Reports: Use of Artificial Intelligence During Times of Conflict

The Law Library of Congress is proud to present the report "Use of Artificial Intelligence During Times of Conflict."

This report, prepared by staff of the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress, surveys regulations concerning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during conflicts in 22 selected jurisdictions. It also covers international rules. In particular, the report focuses on whether specific legislation on AI has been enacted or proposed; rules on the use of AI in the context of cyber warfare and cybersecurity; internet and social media use during conflict situations, including terrorist attacks; enhanced facial recognition of people during times of conflict; and the existence of special AI-based parliamentary procedures in case the legislature cannot meet as usual.

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NLS BARD Support: BARD Mobile for iOS/iPad iOS Version 2.2.5 Release

BARD Mobile for iOS/iPad iOS Version 2.2.5 Release

NLS has released version 2.2.5 (854) of the BARD Mobile App for iOS. The new version is available in the App Store and is being released to users in phases.  

What’s new in Version 2.2.5 (854) of BARD Mobile:

BARD login integration

  • Updated to the latest BARD login system
  • A smoother, more accessible login experience
  • Improved password reset, End User License Agreement review and Terms of Use acceptance

BARD 2.0 integration

  • Updated to work seamlessly with the newest BARD system
  • Better overall reliability and performance

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 support

  • Fully compatible with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
  • Also supports the two previous iOS versions

Updated User Guides

  • English and Spanish guides now reflect current functionality

Bug fixes and improvements

  • Bluetooth headsets (including Shokz) now pause/play reliably
  • Playback resumes correctly with a single Bluetooth button tap
  • Get Books search results no longer show duplicates
  • Music, Magazine and Series searches now match the BARD 2.0 website
  • VoiceOver improvements, including smoother scrolling in long lists
  • Wish list items remain accessible after deleting a book

Technical Enhancements

  • Improved monitoring, analytics and data tracking

Known issues

We are still addressing some problems when searching or sorting long lists (e.g., Most Popular, Recently Added).

—The BARD Support Team

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Congress.gov: Most-Viewed Bills Update

  1. H.R.4818 [118th] - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023
  2. H.R.4405 [119th] - Epstein Files Transparency Act
  3. H.R.1 [119th] - One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  4. H.Con.Res.58 [119th] - Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
  5. H.Res.353 [119th] - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  6. H.R.569 [119th] - States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2025
  7. H.R.3368 [119th] - Born in the USA Act of 2025
  8. H.Res.537 [119th] - Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  9. H.R.5371 [119th] - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
  10. S.3516 [118th] - A bill to impose a fee on certain remittance transfers to fund border security.
Italy: Constitutional Court Declares Parental Leave Restriction on Woman in Same-Sex Relationship Unconstitutional

12/01/2025 12:58 PM EST

On May 6, 2025, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision declaring a provision on leave protections for working mothers and fathers to be unconstitutional because it did not recognize the right to compulsory paternity leave for a female worker who was listed as a co-parent with another woman in the civil status register.Constitutional ChallengeThe …

 

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Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from November 2025

The mission of the Law Library of Congress is to provide authoritative legal research, reference, and instruction services and access to an unrivaled collection of U.S., foreign, comparative, and international law. Here are some of the new resources you may have missed recently.

In November, we published 9 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

FALQs: 35 Years of German Reunification

Shop Closing Laws in Germany

The Law Library of Congress Invites Applications for the 2026 Guggenheim Scholars Program

Upcoming US Law Webinar – December 2025

Join the Law Library of Congress on 12/11 to Celebrate Human Rights Day

Register of Debates from Century of Lawmaking Added to Congress.gov

Marriage Law in Germany

An Interview with Phornnapat Vutthithaveepat, Foreign Law Intern

Bird-Friendly Laws: Reducing Collisions in Major U.S. Cities

The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from November:

Russian Federation: New Border Crossing Rules Implemented

Liechtenstein: Paid Parental and Paternity Leave Introduced

Italy: Constitutional Court Issues Decision on Rescue at Sea Missions and Refoulement of Migrants

Belgium: New Law Restricts Family Reunification for Certain Migrants

Israel: Amendment to Privacy Protection Law Goes into Effect

India: Constitutional Amendment Would Allow Removal of Prime Minister and Other Ministers for Serious Crimes

United States: Appeals Court Rules Appellants’ Complaint Adequately Alleged Statements Made by CEO were Misleading

Germany: Bavarian Higher Administrative Court Rules that a General Protest-Free Zone Is Not Required Around Abortion Clinics

Bahrain: Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Law Amended

France: Bill Would Facilitate the Restitution of Illicitly Appropriated Cultural Property to Origin States

Vietnam: International Financial Center Established in Two Cities

Denmark: Government Appoints Commission to Consider Procedures to Screen for Antidemocratic Beliefs Among Citizen Applicants

Germany: Government Seeks to Protect Critical Infrastructure

Here are the webinars and events coming up in December:

12/9 at 1:00 PM: An Introduction to Congress.gov

12/11 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research: Tracing Federal Regulations

12/11 at 3:00 PM: Human Rights Day 2025

[tentative list] LCSH Tentative List 06, 2025
A new LCSH Tentative List has been posted. This list contains proposals for new or revised subject headings currently being reviewed by the Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs (PTCP) Division of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA) Directorate.

The proposals on this list are NOT YET APPROVED and are not yet available for use in current cataloging.


PTCP welcomes constructive comments on these proposals. Please send feedback to listcomments@loc.gov by Friday, December 12, 2025.

Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Office of Rural Affairs Enhancement Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)

SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)

SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)

Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025 (12/01/2025 legislative day)

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025 (12/01/2025 legislative day)

Count the Crimes to Cut Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Claiming Age Clarity Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)

Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act (12/01/2025 legislative day)