{"id":7653,"date":"2023-04-18T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=7653"},"modified":"2023-04-17T19:21:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T23:21:06","slug":"happy-223rd-birthday-library-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/happy-223rd-birthday-library-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 223rd Birthday, Library of Congress!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Library of Congress Is Your Library\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63Ze_bpATac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 24th is the 223rd birthday of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library of Congress<\/a>! The Library of Congress is the world&#8217;s largest library and an agency of the legislative branch of the U.S. government. It serves as the main research arm of the U.S. Congress, is recognized as the national library of the United States, and is the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.\u00a0The current building was completed and opened to the public in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/babel.hathitrust.org\/cgi\/pt?id=ufl1.ark:\/13960\/t70v9mj87&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1897<\/a>. The current Librarian of Congress is Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian to hold the office and the first woman and first African American to lead the national library. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-APR-18-Happy-223rd-Birthday-Library-of-Congress-Silva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-APR-18-Happy-223rd-Birthday-Library-of-Congress-Silva-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-APR-18-Happy-223rd-Birthday-Library-of-Congress-Silva-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-APR-18-Happy-223rd-Birthday-Library-of-Congress-Silva-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-APR-18-Happy-223rd-Birthday-Library-of-Congress-Silva.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library of Congress provides a wide variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/services-and-programs\/\">general resources<\/a> and access to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/\" target=\"_blank\">virtual exhibits<\/a>. The public can even request the <a href=\"https:\/\/ask.loc.gov\/\">services of a librarian<\/a>! The library&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.read.gov\/cfb\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for the Book<\/a> promotes books, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.read.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">reading<\/a>, literacy, and libraries, with specific resources for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.read.gov\/adults\/\" target=\"_blank\">adults<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.read.gov\/kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">kids<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.read.gov\/teens\/\" target=\"_blank\">teens<\/a>. In addition, the library offers opportunities to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/crowd.loc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">volunteer virtually<\/a> and provides virtual engagement opportunities for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/families\/\" target=\"_blank\">families<\/a>. They also offer a variety of<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"> interesting blogs<\/a> about a wide variety of topics, including one centered around <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\">teaching with the Library of Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library of Congress provides a wide range of resources <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/teachers\/about-this-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">specifically for educators<\/a>! Take advantage of online and in-person <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/teachers\/professional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\">professional development<\/a> to learn to use their resources. &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/teachers\/getting-started-with-primary-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started with Primary Sources<\/a>&#8221; is a good place to start if you&#8217;re unfamiliar with what the Library of Congress offers. Explore classroom resources that include <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/teachers\/classroom-materials\/lesson-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">lesson plans<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/teachers\/classroom-materials\/primary-source-sets\/\" target=\"_blank\">primary source sets<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/teachers\/classroom-materials\/presentations\/\" target=\"_blank\">media-rich presentations<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/visit\/virtual-student-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\">virtual student workshops<\/a> for students in elementary, middle, and high school. The Library of Congress makes student research easier with resources like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/guides.loc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">research guides<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/free-to-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">free to use and reuse primary source sets<\/a>. There are also other type-specific resources available, like the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chronicling America<\/a> database of historic American newspapers. Science teachers will enjoy <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/everyday-mysteries\/\" target=\"_blank\">Everyday Mysteries \u2013 Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress<\/a>. Elementary school teachers will find <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americaslibrary.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">America&#8217;s Story<\/a> a wonderful resource for teaching about American history. All teachers can make use of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/today-in-history\/\" target=\"_blank\">Today in History<\/a>, which features an interesting article about every day of the year. Check out the Library of Congress&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeachingLC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaching with the LOC Twitter account<\/a> for even more resources!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring the Library of Congress to life for your students. As always, check out TeachersFirst.org site for more classroom <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/search_action.cfm?grade_low=0&amp;grade_high=12&amp;searchtext=library+of+congress&amp;searchtype=all\" target=\"_blank\">resources<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=library+of+congress\" target=\"_blank\">blog posts<\/a> related to the Library of Congress. Celebrate the Library of Congress&#8217;s birthday in your classroom today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 24th is the 223rd birthday of the Library of Congress! The Library of Congress is the world&#8217;s largest library and an agency of the legislative branch of the U.S. government. It serves as the main research arm of the U.S. Congress, is recognized as the national library of the United States, and is the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/happy-223rd-birthday-library-of-congress\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[55,24,286,62,63],"class_list":["post-7653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-history","tag-inquiry","tag-library-of-congress","tag-primary-sources","tag-research"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7653"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7805,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653\/revisions\/7805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}