
July 2000 - Vol. 59, No. 7
Celebrating Local Legacies
Cover Story
A centerpiece of the Library's Bicentennial celebrations has been the Local
Legacies project, which provides a snapshot of American culture at the turn
of the century; also, nearly 2,000 program participants visited the Library
in May.
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FINDING THE WAY
The Library has acquired six manuscript maps used by the Marquis de Lafayette. -
HIT PARADE
The new "America's Library" Web site has handled more than 10 million hits since its debut on April 24. -
NEW IN AMERICAN MEMORY
Several new collections have been added to the Library's premier Web site. -
DANCING QUEEN
The Library has received the collection of prima ballerina Alexandra Danilova, and a longtime friend offers her personal recollections of the dancer. -
LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE
A student essay contest linking letter-writing and literature enters its 16th year. -
STEPHEN SONDHEIM CELEBRATION
The Library hosted an evening of song in honor of the composer's 70th birthday. -
CRASHBOOMLOVE
Herrera wins Americas award. -
BICENTENNIAL BACKGROUND
Several guidebooks to the Library have been published over its history. -
RESTORATION PERIOD
The Library has given new life to a classic film by John Ford. -
CONSERVATION CORNER
Photos by Ansel Adams will soon be made available online. -
MR. & MRS. SMITH COME TO WASHINGTON
Local Legacies participants visit the nation's capital -
ICELANDIC SAGAS
"Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture" was the focus of a Library symposium in May. -
FLICC FORUM
Federal librarians discussed information futures at this annual event. -
FEDERAL LIBRARIANS ROUND TABLE
Federal librarians in the new millennium. -
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL
The Library will sponsor a conference covering networked resources and the Internet in November.