Anyone who has spent time with a baby knows how unpredictable the first year can feel. One week a baby suddenly seems to "get ...

There are many celebrations in March, and one that hits close to home for my work at the library is National March into Literacy Month. Early childhood literacy and lifelong learning are key ...

We’re here for the kids who are daydreaming in class, the ones who feel boxed in by worksheets,” the website says.

Black Woman Named to Cabinet by Weld.” O n August 14, 1993, the newspaper headline marked a milestone — but it didn’t tell ...

Spoken by Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell in his Boston laboratory on March 10 1876, they were the first intelligible words to be transmitted electrically through a wire from one place to another.

Professor of History, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Hardly momentous words, but their implications were enormous. Spoken by ...

INDIANA – First Lady Maureen Braun will host her second annual breakfast on Tuesday, March 10, at 8:00 a.m. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This year’s fundraiser supports Dolly Parton’s ...

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The first appearance on film of what might be called a robot has made its way to the Library of Congress. Filmmaking pioneer Georges Melies created the 45-second film strip in 1897, but it was ...

As I look back on my life I find some of my fondest memories from my high school days are those of working in our high school library for one period each day. I learned far more from that experience ...

The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. The famed 19th century French filmmaker is best known for his groundbreaking 1902 science fiction adventure ...