April 2007 - Vol. 66, No. 4
On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Japanese Prints
Cover Story
The Library has mounted an exhibition of new works
of Japanese printmaking, recently acquired through a generous gift.
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AMERICA IN NEWSPRINT
The Library has launched a new Web site containing more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from six states. -
SAVING SOUNDS
Twenty-five new entries have been added to the National Recording Registry for 2006. -
TESTAMENT TO CHANGE
Congress heard testimony from the Library on its efforts to manage digital, as well as physical, holdings. -
ANCIENT AND MODERN
The Library of Congress and the new library of Alexandria have entered a pact to share resources. -
PROMISING POETS
New Witter Bynner fellows Laurie Lamon and David Tucker read from their work in an evening of poetry. -
DEMOCRACY, PAST AND FUTURE
Kluge Laureate John Hope Franklin sees a bright, changing future for democracy. -
WOMEN LEADING, INSPIRING
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz delivered the keynote address for Women's History Month. -
FIRST FAMILY OF FOLK
The Library's American Folklife Center hosted a symposium on and celebration of the musical Seeger family. -
LAFAYETTE'S LEGACY
The Librarian of Congress was awarded the first Lafayette Prize for contributions to relations between France and the United States. -
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Four new titles in the Women Who Dare series and two additions to the series of architectural sourcebooks -
MURDER IN THE STACKS!
Author David Baldacci, a longtime user of the Library's collections, has set his latest thriller in the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
