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Volume 32, No. 17 LIBRARY April 30, 2021 GAZETTEOF CONGRESS A weekly publication for staff INSIDE New Audience Enchanted National Guard members sheltering in the Library in January shared their impressions in visitor logs. PAGE 3 Being a Military Mom Section Programs and Fellowship Internship Ahead of Mother’s Day, the Veterans Interns spoke with Library staff, including Kelly McKenna (center) and Eric Eldritch History Project will host a virtual panel (lower right), about their accomplishments on Wednesday. in which women veterans speak about serving in the military as mothers. PAGE 4 New Internship Program Filing Financial Disclosures Graduates First Class The Office of the General Counsel Participants reflect on their accomplishments offers an update and reminders about filing annual public financial disclosure during a virtual closing ceremony. statements and periodic transaction reports. BY WENDI A. MALONEY the Library’s guided learning expe- riences through paid internships PAGE 5 For such a small group of interns tied to an individual’s academic or — only seven — the first graduates professional interests. of the new Library of Congress Internship (LOCI) program have “LOCI allows us to bring together strikingly broad interests. One has extraordinarily talented interns and a bachelor’s degree in English and project mentors across a dynamic film studies, another in environ- set of projects, all in support of the mental geography and climate Library’s mission,” said Kimberly change and another in information Powell, chief of the Talent Recruit- technology. One is pursuing a mas- ment and Outreach Division of the ter’s degree in human-computer Human Capital Directorate (HCD). interactions, another in higher LOCI succeeds the internship pro- Q&A: Anthony Dunn education leadership. gram the Library initiated with the Hispanic Association of Colleges The Office of the General Counsel legal As they spoke of their accom- plishments at the Library during a and Universities (HACU) in 1999. assistant discusses his work and his Over more than two decades, the many outside interests, including riding virtual ceremony on Wednesday, Library hosted more than 300 his tall bike. the wide-ranging perspectives they conveyed underscored the interns through HACU from across PAGE 6 goal of LOCI: to increase access to the U.S. and Puerto Rico. INTERNS, CONTINUED ON 7 NOTICES DONATED TIME LIBRARY The following employees have satisfied eligibility requirements to receive leave GAZETTEOF CONGRESS donations from other staff members. Contact Lisa Davis at [email protected]. loc.gov/staff/gazette Lynette Brown William Mahannah APRIL SLAYTON Bailey Cahall Eric Wolfson Executive Editor MARK HARTSELL Publications Editor WENDI A. MALONEY SELECT YOUR ZOOM BACKGROUND Writer-Editor The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) recently launched the Zoom CONTRIBUTING EDITORS for Government application. Now, OCIO has released background images, Deanna McCray-James, calendar including the Jefferson Building, the Copyright Office and the Packard Campus Kia Campbell, Moving On theater, for staff to use. To change your Zoom background, click “settings” Lisa Davis, donated leave in your Zoom profile and select a photo from the “backgrounds and filters” PROOFREADER George Thuronyi menu. DESIGN AND PRODUCTION More information: https://go.usa.gov/xs4tb Ashley Jones Questions? Contact the OCIO service desk at (202) 707-7727 or MISSION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS [email protected]. The Library’s central mission is to engage, inspire and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. JOIN THE CAPITOL HILL TENNIS CLUB ABOUT THE GAZETTE The Capitol Hill Tennis Club is an informal organization of current and former An official publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette encourages Library managers and staff of the Senate, House, Supreme Court and Library of Congress. It begins staff to submit articles and photographs of its 52nd season on May 2 with social doubles, drills and lessons from 3 to 6 general interest. Submissions will be edited to p.m. The club welcomes players of all levels, from beginner to advanced, to convey the most necessary information. play on the clay courts at the tennis center in East Potomac Park. Member- Back issues of The Gazette in print are available ship for permanent, full-time Library staff is $90 for the season. For more in the Communications Office, LM 143. Electronic information, contact Marc Levinson, [email protected], or (202) 707-7240. archived issues and a color PDF file of the current issue are available online at loc.gov/staff/gazette. GAZETTE WELCOMES LETTERS FROM STAFF Staff members are invited to use the Gazette for UPDATED EMERGENCY GUIDANCE lively and thoughtful debate relevant to Library issues. Letters must be signed by the author, The Security and Emergency Preparedness Directorate has made available whose place of work and telephone extension phase 2.2 of its protective action guidance for responding to building emer- should be included so we can verify authorship. If a letter calls for management response, an gencies. The updated guidance includes detailed information about social explanation of a policy or actions or clarification distancing during emergencies, evacuation assembly areas and best ways to of fact, we will ask for management response.— contact emergency services. Ed. Staff are encouraged to download the Joint Emergency Mass Notification Library of Congress Gazette System (JEMNS) mobile app on their personal devices and register to receive Washington, DC 20540-1620 Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected], text alerts. For instructions and more information, go to https://go.usa.gov/ or Wendi Maloney, 7-0979, [email protected] xs5mR. Learn more about the Library’s emergency guidance: https://go.usa. Design and production: Ashley Jones, 7-9193, gov/xs5mQ. [email protected] ISSN 1049-8184 Questions? Call (202) 707-8708 or send an email message to [email protected]. Printed by the Printing Management Section GAZETTE DEADLINES The deadline for editorial copy for the May 14 Gazette is Wednesday, May 5. HOME EQUITY Email editorial copy and letters to the editor to [email protected] and [email protected]. OPTIONS THAT To promote events through the Library’s online calendar (www.loc.gov/loc/events) and the Gazette Calendar, email event and contact $AVE YOU MONEY! information to [email protected] by 9 a.m. Contact us Monday of the week of publication. Home Equity Line of Credit with fixed 202-707-5852 %APR* Boxed announcements should be submitted 2.75 for first 6 months & revolving term electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday the or visit week of publication to [email protected] and Home Equity Loan with low, fixed rates LCFCU.org [email protected]. & terms up to 15 years WE’LL MAKE IT EASY TO GET YOUR BEST EQUITY OPTION *APR = Annual Percentage Rate, limited time and subject to change without notice. Contact us or visit LCFCU.org for restrictions. 2 APRIL 30, 2021 NEWS New Poetry Recordings Released Poetry Month — April — is at an end. But the centerpiece of Literary Initiatives’ celebration is evergreen. The division has released 50 newly digitized recordings to the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. The archive dates back to 1943 and contains nearly 2,000 audio recordings of poets and writers participating in literary events at the Library, along with sessions recorded in the recording labora- tory in the Jefferson Building. Until 2015, when digitization of Members of the National Guard shared their impressions of the Library in Jefferson the collection began, most of the Building visitor logs. recordings were accessible only to those who visited the Library and requested the magnetic reels Guard Members Connect with the Library in person. Including this month’s release, there are now 365 record- All Americans are connected to “Our soldiers expressed awe and ings from the archive streaming the Library of Congress: That vision amazement with the architec- online. statement is the foundation for the ture and history of this building. Library’s strategic plan. But little I expect many will make a point Among this year’s additions are did agency leaders envision that to return here to spend time with readings and conversations fea- hosting the National Guard on-site family and friends as our nation turing consultants in poetry Robert would help to achieve that goal. recovers from the global Hayden, Anthony Hecht and Wil- Yet that is exactly what happened pandemic.” liam Jay Smith. For the first time, when the Library provided around- —Col. Jamey Barcomb recordings are also streaming from the-clock staging areas for the Carolyn Kizer, May Miller, Michael Guard in the weeks surrounding “Absolutely incredible, thank you McClure, Shreela Ray, John Okai, the Jan. 20 presidential inaugu- for opening your doors for us to Sapphire, Paul Theroux, Quincy ration at the request of the Joint shelter in. It’s an honor to be here Troupe and dozens more. ▪ Congressional Committee on Inau- serving.” gural Ceremonies. —Sgt. Marshburn Soldiers sheltered in both the Jef- “So happy I got the opportunity to ferson and the Madison buildings, see this amazing building!” OIG WOULD LIKE TO KNOW with the Jefferson Building experi- —Staff Sgt. Kenny C. George Report suspected illegal activities, encing especially heavy use — and waste, fraud, abuse and misman- catching the imaginations of more “A beautiful historical place. Pic- agement in Library of Congress than a few Guard members. ture perfect.” administration and operations to the Office of the Inspector Gen- “National Guard members became —Spc. Avilas connected to the Library in a eral (OIG). A link to all Library reg- “It’s crazy how this building was unique way … through their sup- ulations is available on the staff created with such detail.” intranet at http://staff.loc.gov/sites/ port to security,” said Stephen rules-and-regulations/.

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