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|| Library Highlights ||

• 130,000 Attend Book Festival
  Selected author webcasts are now available
• Wise Guide to loc.gov
  Egyptian chants, women inventors, lobsters and wise guys
• Webcasts from the Library
  Comedy icon Carl Reiner comes to the Library
• Places in the News
  Headline locations from the Library's map collections
• Today in History | November 22
  Travel back in time through American Memory

|| Popular Topics & Collections  ||

• Performing Arts
• The Civil War
• Thomas Jefferson
• The Great Depression
• The Declaration of Independence
• Browse by Topic

|| News from the Library  ||

Announcement: On Sunday, Nov. 22, the Library's website will be unavailable at times due to critical maintenance.

• Paul McCartney Awarded Gershwin Prize
  Joins Simon, Wonder in top honor
• The Exquisite Corpse Adventure Continues
  "I never trust another villain!" answered the pig.
• The Gettysburg Address
  Experience this important document online
• Library Buildings Closed Nov. 26
  Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday observed
• Native American Heritage Month
  "Pride in our Heritage, Honor to our Ancestors"

• More news and upcoming events

|| The Library at Work  ||

• Explore New Worlds: Visit read.gov
  Celebrating the love of reading for all ages
• Help Your National Library
  Lend a hand as the Library preserves knowledge & creativity
• Chronicling America
  Enhancing access to America's historic newspapers
• Digital Preservation
  Collecting and preserving digital knowledge for future generations

|| Did You Know? ||

Did you know that the Pilgrims weren't the first to celebrate Thanksgiving?

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