| Weather-Related Closure – Tuesday January 27, 2026
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| 01/26/2026
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NOTICE: Due to inclement weather, all Library of Congress buildings on Capitol Hill and in Culpeper, Va. will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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| Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and the Art of Saying No
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| 01/27/2026
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| Patron Services: Weather-Related Closure – Tuesday January 27, 2026
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| 01/27/2026
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NOTICE: Due to weather conditions, all Library of Congress Reading Rooms/Research Centers will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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| Law Library: News & Events: Join us this Thursday, January 29, for "Legal Education in Eastern Africa" at 2PM EST
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| 01/27/2026
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Join Chief of Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Division I at the Law Library of Congress, Hanibal Goitom, on Thursday, January 29, at 2:00 p.m. EST, for our first Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar of the year. This series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the foreign and comparative law issues currently being researched by the foreign law and international law experts at the Law Library of Congress.
In this session, guest speaker Judy Wairimu Ng'ang'a, library assistant at the Kenya School of Law, will discuss the role of law librarians in enhancing access to and effective use of Kenyan legal information. The session will examine key tools, digital platforms, and best practices that support the discovery and use of legal resources, and will highlight the contribution of law librarians to legal information literacy and the advancement of quality legal education and research in Kenya.
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| Today in History - January 27
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| 01/27/2026
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John James Audubon, naturalist and artist famous for his drawings and paintings of North American birds, died at his home in New York City on January 27, 1851. Continue reading.
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| Poetry 180: Poem 087 - "The Distances"
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| 01/27/2026
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A poem by Henry W. Rago from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities OPEN NOW|Library Technician (Prints & Photographs Division) (VAR003228)
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| 01/27/2026
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This position is located in the Technical Services Section of Prints & Photographs Division, Special Collections Directorate, Researcher & Collections Services Service Unit. Incumbent applies numerous established practices in processing materials, consisting of original and historical visual formats including photographic prints and negatives, fine and historical prints, documentary and architectural design drawings, posters, cartoons, and digital files. Recognizes various types of material in order to receive, accession, sort, and arrange collections in different ways (e.g., by format, alphabetic, chronologic, geographic, or numeric). Prepares material for use and storage by performing basic filing, archival housing, hand-marking, automated labeling, barcoding, and shelving tasks.
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities OPEN NOW|Library Technician (Vacancy#:VAR003248)
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| 01/27/2026
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This position serves as a Library Technician and reports to the supervisor of the General Collections Conservation Section in the Conservation Division (CD). The CD is located in the Preservation Directorate (PRES), in Discovery and Preservation Services, within the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG) at the Library of Congress (LOC). The incumbent assures long-term access to the Library’s general collections by assessing the condition and preservation needs of new acquisitions and retrospective collections, performing a range of remedial treatments and constructing protective enclosures. CD offers consultation on a wide range of topics related to the storage and research use of the Library’s extensive general collections in addition to providing treatment and housing for these materials.
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| One Source, Multiple Versions, Many Perspectives: Teaching Key Documents in U.S. History
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| 01/27/2026
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| Colombia: Employers Required to Support Ecological Restoration in Designated “Life Areas”
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| 01/27/2026
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| Celebrate Topographic Mapping at Live! At The Library, Thursday, February 26th!
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| 01/27/2026
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| Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update
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| 01/27/2026
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