March 1998 - Vol. 57, No. 3
Building a Nation of Readers
Cover Story
Since its "Year of the Reader" campaign in 1977, the Center for the Book's reading promotion campaigns have raised national awareness about the importance of reading and created new partnerships for the Library of Congress. The "Building a Nation of Readers" campaign culminates in 2000, the year of the Library of Congress's bicentennial.
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"BUILDING A NATION OF READERS" POSTER AND BOOKMARKS AVAILABLE -
THE BOTTOM LINE
Dr. Billington recently testified on Capitol Hill on the Library's fiscal 1999 budget request. -
MR. LINCOLN'S VIRTUAL LIBRARY
A new Web site featuring selections from the Library's collections on Abraham Lincoln is available through a gift from the Jones Family Foundation. -
LETTERS OF A LEADER
The first in a series of George Washington's papers is now available online. -
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
Lincoln's preliminary draft of the document is on display through May in "American Treasures." -
THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
Economist and writer Julianne Malveaux delivered the keynote address for the Library's African American History month. -
EARLY FILM FROM THE FRONT
The Library has posted 68 motion pictures produced during the Spanish-American War and Philippine Revolution in its American Memory collections. -
TRIMUPHAL MARCH
As part of their work on the Women's History Resource Guide, a team of Library specialists report on the groundbreaking Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913. -
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
1997 was marked by historical milestones as well as important achievements at the Library. -
VISIONARY VOLUME
The commemorative edition of Biography of the Blind won a gold medal design award from the Art Directors' Club of Metropolitan Washington. -
SWANN GALLERY
The new Caroline and Erwin Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon opened Feb. 25 in the Jefferson Building with an exhibition, "Monstrous Craws and Character Flaws."
