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Library of Congress Information Bulletin

The Year in Review: 1998

February 1999 - Vol. 58, No. 2

The Year in Review: 1998

Cover Story
The past year was marked by historical milestones as well as important achievements at the Library.

About the Cover

  • Robert Pinsky and Richard RiordanFAVORITE POEM GROWS
    Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's Favorite Poem, one of the Library's Bicentennial projects, is gaining momentum and national attention.

  • Sverdlovsk Oblast Library staffRUSSIAN EXCHANGES
    The Library is exploring a "meta-exchange" pilot program with libraries in Russia.

  • violinMAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
    The executive director of the Stradivari society lectured on the Library's world-renowned collection of stringed instruments by Stradivari and Guarneri.

  • dancersART OF THE DANCE
    A new offering in the Library's American Memory collection features more than 200 books relating to 400 years of the instruction of social or ballroom dance.

  • Barbara HoyniakMOVER AND SHAKER
    A member of the LC staff has been sited as one of 20 promising professional librarians under 30 by American Libraries.

  • Catherine GourleyNEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK

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