Volume 32, No. 14 LIBRARY April 9, 2021 GAZETTEOF CONGRESS A weekly publication for staff INSIDE Celebrating Jazz Month Terri Lyne Carrington, the 2021 Library of Congress jazz scholar, will perform virtually this month and demonstrate jazz drumming fundamentals. Office Officer the Chief Information of PAGE 3 The loc.gov development team has been meeting remotely during the pandemic to discuss digitized Library collections to be published online. Reading Around the States In a new Center for the Book program, members of Congress read from favor- Development Team Brings ite titles for young readers. PAGE 4 Digital Collections to Life OCIO developers create online showcases for the Library’s unique treasures. BY SAHAR KAZMI an ongoing collaboration between Library Services and the Office A halo of turquoise and gold encir- of the Chief Information Officer cles Gautama Buddha as he sits (OCIO). in meditation on a bed of lotus flowers, plumes of green clouds Published last month by OCIO’s IT curling behind him. Now, he’s Design and Development Director- more easily accessible than ever ate, the Asian Reading Room site Cherry Blossom Festival through the Asian Reading Room’s is the first in a series of user-cen- newly redesigned webpages. The tered redesigns for the Library’s To celebrate the National Cherry reading room webpages. Blossom Festival this year, the Library vibrant image is one of several released a video series inspired by the hundred woodblock prints painted Created in partnership with Library’s collections. in the 15th century and depicted experts from the Asian Division PAGE 5 in dazzling color in the four-vol- and significantly updated from its ume digital collection “The Origin of long-standing legacy format, the Buddhism and Its Development in completely revamped Asian Read- Q&A: Peter DeCraene China” (https://go.usa.gov/xstby). ing Room site (https://go.usa.gov/ xstDs) features an easy-to-browse DeCraene is the Library’s 2020–21 The collection is among a swiftly Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator growing set of Library materi- visual style that matches the rest in the Center for Learning, Literacy and als users can now explore online of loc.gov, a gallery of spotlighted Engagement. thanks to the creative efforts of collections and seamless connec- PAGE 6 the loc.gov development team and OCIO, CONTINUED ON 7 NOTICES DONATED TIME LIBRARY The following employees have satisfied eligibility requirements to receive leave GAZETTEOF CONGRESS donations from other staff members. 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BY CLAUDIA MORALES April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and the Music Division is honor- ing it by welcoming jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, producer Erick Jacobs and educator Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington as the 2021 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar. In the late 1980s, Carrington Kris Davis, Tia Fuller, Ingrid Jensen She will join the division in a moved to Los Angeles and gained and Carrington herself. The pro- livestreamed conversation on April recognition on late-night televi- gram advances these pieces as 23 and present a virtual perfor- sion as the house drummer for worthy additions to the traditional mance of her project, “Terri Lyne the “Arsenio Hall Show” and “Vibe,” jazz standards composed primarily Carrington: The New Standards,” Quincy Jones’ show. Her debut by men. on April 24 with pianist Kris Davis, Grammy-nominated album, “Real “‘The New Standards’ will poten- bassist Linda May Han Oh and Life Story,” was released in 1989. saxophonist Tia Fuller. Carrington tially open a new door of empow- Her 2012 Grammy-winning album, erment, equity and opportunity also recorded educational videos “The Mosaic Project,” featured an on jazz drumming fundamentals to for current and future jazz women all-women cast of instrumentalists instrumentalists,” said McLean. debut on the Library’s website on and vocalists. April 21. As part of her residency at the Carrington’s 2014 Grammy-winning Library, Carrington has recorded “It’s exciting to be able to share album, “Money Jungle: Provocative this quintet of short educational a unique set of five educational in Blue,” made her the first woman videos on jazz drumming funda- videos from Carrington, an artist to win in the best jazz instrumental who is committed to empowering mentals. They include drumming album category. Her 2019 release, techniques like the shuffle groove, the next generation of musicians,” “Waiting Game,” nominated for a said Anne McLean of the Music the ride cymbal pattern, the five- 2021 Grammy, focuses on social stroke roll, jazz swing with triple Division’s Concerts Office. “View- justice. ers of all ages will enjoy sampling independence and Afro-Cuban these elements of jazz drumming Carrington is a prominent voice jazz rhythms. technique.” on social justice issues in the The Music Division’s interview with jazz world. Through her work with In a field where the presence of Carrington will take place at 10 the Berklee Institute of Jazz and a.m. on April 23, and “Terri Lyne women instrumentalists is scarce, Gender Justice, Carrington and a Carrington is a powerhouse: She’s Carrington: The New Standards” team of educators recruit, mentor will premiere at 8 p.m. on April 24. a three-time Grammy-winning and advocate for students with recording artist, a Doris Duke Artist As a special treat, Carrington will gender and racial justice as guiding join virtual concertgoers on the Award recipient, a National Endow- principles.