June 9, 1997 - Vol. 56, No. 10
'Rivers of America'
Cover Story
"Rivers of America" celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Library with a gathering of many of the writers and illustrators who worked on the series that celebrated the nation's waterways.
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'RIVER OF WORDS'
10 students won this national environmental poetry contest. -
JEFFERSON'S LEGACY
The 100-year-old Thomas Jefferson Building was reopened by President Clinton. -
COMMUNITY OF CULTURES
The Library's Festival of Cultures celebrated the centenary of the Jefferson Building with multicultural entertainment and food for the public. -
WEB PRESENCE
The LC Information Bulletin for 1997 is now on the World Wide Web. -
EARTH DAY
A two-day festival at the Library marked the environmental event. -
DIGITAL WINNERS
10 institutions were announced as winners of the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition. -
60 YEARS OF POETRY
Poets Laureate past and present gathered to mark 60 years of the Library's poetry program. -
50 FELLOWS
Educators from across the country will come to the Library to participate in the National Digital Library Educators Institute. -
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
The Field Office in Rio de Janeiro celebrated its 30th anniversary. -
'O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN'
Walt Whitman draft part of Library's "American Treasures of the Library of Congress" exhibition.
