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Class Back to Books School LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 INSIDE The Power of Primary Sources Building Educational Equality PLUS Wagner and Verdi in Their Own Hands Keeping Love of History Alive Social Media Milestones BACK TO CLASS BACK TO BOOKS SCHOOL WWW.LOC.GOV In This Issue SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAGAZINE FEATURES Library of Congress Magazine Vol. 2 No. 5: September/October 2013 Mission of the Library of Congress If You Build It, They Will Learn 8 Two visionaries worked together 100 years ago to improve education The mission of the Library is to support the for the disadvantaged. Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. The Library of Congress in the Classroom 10 Library staff are finding new and exciting ways for teachers and Library of Congress Magazine is issued students across the nation to use the unparalleled resources of the bimonthly by the Office of Communications Library of Congress. of the Library of Congress and distributed free of charge to publicly supported libraries and research institutions, donors, academic libraries, Promoting Science Literacy 22 learned societies and allied organizations in 15 The Library will launch an initiative to build awareness about the Exploring the world the United States. Research institutions and importance of science and promote science education. educational organizations in other countries may arrange to receive Library of Congress Magazine on an exchange basis by applying in writing to the Library’s Director for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington DC 20540-4100. LCM is also available on the web at www.loc.gov/lcm. DEPARTMENTS All other correspondence should be addressed to the Office of Communications, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., 02 22 Washington DC 20540-1610. Numbers at a Glance How Do I? 03 23 24 email [email protected] Trending Favorite Places Presidential visitors www.loc.gov/lcm 04 24 ISSN 2169-0855 (print) My Job at the Library Around the Library ISSN 2169-0863 (online) 05 Teachers’ Picks 25 News Briefs James H. Billington 06 The Library in History 26 Shop the Library Librarian of Congress 19 27 Experts’ Corner Support the Library Gayle Osterberg 20 28 Executive Editor Page from the Past Last Word Audrey Fischer Editor John H. Sayers 28 Managing Editor Walter Dean Myers ON THE COVER: Based on a poster created for the Illinois WPA Art Project, between 1936 Ashley Jones and 1940, this image shows a student eager to learn. Works Progress Administration Poster Designer Collection, Prints and Photographs Division Abby Brack Lewis Photo Editor Contributing Writers Daniel De Simone CONNECT ON Sculpted by Philip Martiny, this figure on the grand staircase in the Mark Hartsell Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building depicts a student with a book Kathleen McGuigan Twitter: @librarycongress Flickr: flickr.com/photo/library_of_congress in his hand and a mortarboard on his head. Carol Highsmith, Prints Lee Ann Potter Youtube: youtube.com/libraryofcongress Library of Congress blogs: blogs.loc.gov and Photographs Division Stephen Wesson Facebook: facebook.com/libraryofcongress LCM online: loc.gov/lcm SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 | LOC.GOV/LCM 1 numbersAT A GLANCE #trending AT THE LIBRARY FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS SCHOOL DAYS TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE LAUNCH OF LOC.GOV, THE LIBRARY THE LIBRARY’S COLLECTIONS ARE RICH WITH RESOURCES IN MANY CONTINUES TO GAIN FOLLOWERS ON ITS WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. FORMATS THAT CHRONICLE THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA. The Library of Congress was an early adopter of social media among government institutions. In 2007, for example, the Library launched School days, school days one of the first federal blogs. Today, the Library promotes its work to a Dear Old Golden Rule days global audience through a growing number of social media channels. The Readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmethic foray into social media that began six years ago with the lone Library of Taught to the tune of a hick’ry stick Congress Blog now encompasses 10 blogs, seven public Twitter accounts, four Facebook pages, a YouTube channel, an iTunes U channel, a Flickr Written more than a century ago by account, RSS feeds and an email subscription service. Gus Edwards and Will Cobb, “School —Mark Hartsell Days” (When We Were a Couple of Kids) waxes nostalgic about learning “the three R’s.” 87 million visits Speaking of wax, “School Days” has been and 545 million recorded many times over the years, including a page views on the popular version by Byron G. Harlan, which was most likely recorded on 68.8 million Library’s website a wax cylinder around 1907. It is one of more than 10,000 out-of-print views of the 18,692 last year images on the recordings produced by the Victor Talking Machine Co. in the first Library’s Flickr page decades of the 20th century that has been digitized and is accessible on since January 2008 the Library’s National Jukebox. Along with sheet music and recordings, the Library holds films, photographs, posters and other items depicting the history of education in America. Clockwise from top left: The popular 1907 recording of “School One of the earliest short motion pictures ever made—by Thomas Days” is accessible on the Library’s Edison in 1898—features Native American children going in and out National Jukebox. of the Isleta Indian School in New Mexico. 5.1 million views Sheet music for “School Days” by Gus of the 1,445 videos The Library holds the largest collection of Edwards and Will Cobb is housed in the on the Library’s posters produced as part of the Works Progress Library’s Music Division. Gus Edwards Music Publishing Co., Music Division. YouTube channel Administration’s (WPA) Federal Arts Project. since April 2009 Produced from 1936 to 1943, more than 2,000 This reading promotion poster was posters were designed to publicize exhibits, created by V. Donaghue for the Illinois 123,900 community activities, theatrical productions, WPA Art Project, 1940. Work Projects subscribers to health and educational programs in 17 states Administration Poster Collection, Prints one or more of and the District of Columbia. Many of the and Photographs Division the Library’s 55 feeds (RSS 907 posters in the Library’s collection promote and email) reading and education. MORE INFORMATION 102,400 Images of schools and students abound in the Library’s photographic collections. During “likes” of the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog Library of Congress World War II, photographers such as Ansel Adams captured images loc.gov/pictures Facebook Page of Asian American children attending school while they were interned 504,200 since July 2009 with their families in the nation’s War Relocation Centers. WPA Poster Collection Twitter followers of loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos @librarycongress account And those interested in following debates on education policy—past National Jukebox since January 2009 and present—can do so on the public legislative information site, MORE INFORMATION loc.gov/jukebox Congress.gov. Connect with the Library’s social media sites loc.gov/homepage/connect.html —Audrey Fischer 2 LCM | LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 | LOC.GOV/LCM 3 my job AT THE LIBRARY CLASS CLICKS teachers’ PICKS EDUCATORS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS VIVIAN AWUMEY RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM TO EXCITE STUDENTS ABOUT LEARNING. THE MICHIGAN NATIVE MANAGES THE TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR THE LIBRARY’S EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH OFFICE. What is the Teaching with Primary Sources Program? 1 1. The annual Library 5. Congress.gov provides the public with free, In 2005, Congress authorized the Library of Congress of Congress National Book Festival (loc.gov/ fact-based legislative to create a partnership program that would support information and offers a the Library’s continuing efforts to teach educators bookfest) features more Shealah Craighead transparent look at the how to incorporate the institution’s rich trove of than 100 authors, poets and illustrators to inspire work of the U.S. Congress. primary-source materials into K-12 curricula. In colleagues in the Educational Outreach Office. readers of all ages. The response, the Library created the Teaching with 5 “I cannot wait to use We hold two consortium meetings a year and publish site includes a guide Congress.gov to prepare Primary Sources program, or TPS, to enlist partners the TPS Journal online. to the festival for kids lesson plans and to direct in creating materials and professional development What do consortium members contribute to the and teachers, as well my students to the site as for teachers. These resources are available on-site at as webcasts of author TPS program? 2 we study the legislative the Library, in communities across the country presentations. process. For example, they through our institutional partners and online can use the site to compare Consortium members add to the diversity and reach “I love learning about through the Teachers Page. and contrast immigration of the TPS program. For example, the Collaborative books and how authors develop them. It gives me legislation, past and This is a propitious time for the Library’s K–12 for Educational Services in Massachusetts is present.” programs. Forty-five states and the District of helping us understand how primary inspiration for my job.” Columbia have recently adopted the Common sources can enhance education for — Doris Waud, — Robin Carlson, a high Last year, the Core State Standards. These standards rely heavily students with disabilities. Another kindergarten teacher, school social-studies Educational Outreach teacher from Farmington, on original texts to help students develop the skills partner, the University of the Arts Rush-Henrietta School Office and its partners Minn.
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