The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : 'Tis the Season . . . For Shopping

As long as you have to shop, why not shop conveniently online at the Library of Congress Sales Shop? Not only does the site have easy-to-use paths to finding just the right gift, it also offers stimulating, entertaining and educational merchandise for people of all ages.

Photograph of soldiers at Appomattox Court House, Va., during the Civil War, available from Library of Congress Sales Shop.

Poster of Thurgood Marshall, available from Library of Congress Sales Shop.

You can shop by product type, such as books, games and jewelry, or by theme, such as Americana, nature and sports.

Few shopping Web sites can boast of merchandise as diverse as blueprint cufflinks for architecture buffs, a kit for creating "Christmas Window Art", a poster of Thurgood Marshall or a photograph of soldiers at Appamattox Court House, Va., during the Civil War.

New items are continually added to the site, so check back often.

A. Photograph of soldiers at Appomattox Court House, Va., during the Civil War, available from Library of Congress Sales Shop.

B. Poster of Thurgood Marshall, available from Library of Congress Sales Shop.