December 2009 - Vol. 68, No. 12
Baseball Americana
Cover Story
The Library hosted a two-day symposium on baseball
and the Library’s rich collections on the national pastime.
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ULTIMATE MEMORABILIA DISPLAY
In conjunction with the baseball symposium, curators assembled a display of some of the rarest and most interesting items at the Library. -
COLLECTOR'S ITEM
The Library has published a rich treasury that tells the history of baseball. -
‘NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!’
The Library sponsored a baseball-themed film series to accompany the baseball symposium. -
MUSIC & PICTURES
A new exhibition on music in animated films opened in the Music Division. -
BIBLIOGRAPHIC FUTURE
The Library has released the results of its analysis of the current market for bibliographic data. -
NDIIPP NAMED 'GREAT GOVERNMENT IT PROJECT'
Government Computer News has named the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program as one of the top federal information technology projects of 2009. -
FT. MEADE STORAGE FACILITY WINS NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AWARD
The Library was recognized for its digital preservation program and its Ft. Meade storage facility. -
FLICC AWARDS
The Federal Library and Information Center Committee presented its annual honors for federal librarianship. -
‘HONOR TO OUR ANCESTORS’
A leading Native American activist offered the keynote for the Native American Heritage Month. -
MINDLIN'S GIFT
The leading patron of books in Brazil has inspired the Library of Congress and the world. -
SERVICE TO THE BLIND
The Library sponsored an exhibition in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille. -
SERVICE TO THE NATION
The Veterans History Project honored Asian Pacific American veterans in a special symposium, and Native American veterans in new presentations on its website. -
INTERPRETING TRUTH
Prominent legal scholar Ronald Dworkin spoke at the Law Library as the inaugural lecturer in the Kellogg series in jurisprudence.