'FREUD' OPENS
A gala reception marked the opening of "Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture" at the Library.

BICENTENNIAL PLANS
The Library plans a series of special events and programs in conjunction with its 200th anniversary in the year 2000.

LIBRARY FORMS BICENTENNIAL STEERING COMMITTEE, NAMES PROGRAM MANAGER

CULTURAL COINAGE
President signs bill to issue Library bicentennial coin.

GAINGING THE WHOLE WORLD (WIDE WEB)
Alexa Interactive has donated a digital snapshot of the World Wide Web in early 1997 to the Library.

TURKISH TREAT
Six Library divisions jointly purchased a copy of the rare Cedid Atlas Tercümesi, a Turkish atlas from 1803.

OPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR
The president signed into law the Library's budget for fiscal 1999.

IN THE NAVY
The Naval Historical Foundation has donated its collection of personal papers and records to the Library.

POETRY AND AMERICAN MEMORY
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky lectured at the Library on Oct. 8, an event also broadcast live over the Internet.

RECORD OF TEARS
Remembering Slavery is a new book and cassette collection of the personal experiences of former slaves.

FLEMISH VOICE
Stefan Hertmans of Belgium read from his works at the Library on Sept. 18.

REPRINT OF JEFFERSON'S LEGACY AVAILABLE

SURMOUNTING THE INSURMOUNTABLE
Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa keynoted the Library's observance of Disability Employment Awareness Month on Oct. 5.

NEWS OF THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK