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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

• November News from the Library of Congress November 25, 2020
  November News from the Library of Congress November is Native American Heritage Month What started at the turn of the century as an effort to create a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a month being designated for that […]
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: #HalloweenTreats For A #ChronAmParty! October 28, 2020
  Cakes, candy and goblin eggs! Did you know that every third Tuesday of the month you can join institutions participating in the National Digital Newspaper Program in highlighting and sharing articles and images found in Chronicling America in a Twittter-based #ChronAmParty? Each month the NDNP participants nominate and select a theme for that month, usually […]
• Starting Today! The Virtual National Book Festival is THIS Weekend September 25, 2020
  This Friday through Sunday! The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival is Virtual The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival is celebrating its 20th birthday this year! Join us this weekend at loc.gov/bookfest for an interactive, online celebration of American Ingenuity featuring more than loc120 authors, poets and illustrators at the first virtual […]
• Virtual National Book Festival Sept. 25-27 – Register Now! September 18, 2020
  2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday this year! And, for the first time in its history, the event will be completely virtual. Join us next weekend for an interactive, online celebration of American Ingenuity featuring more than 120 […]
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: ONLINE EVENT: Sept 15, 1 pm EDT - "Seeing Editors: Metadata, Machine Learning, and the Shapes of Social Justice" September 11, 2020
  Seeing Editors: Metadata, Machine Learning, and the Shapes of Social Justice Sponsored by the National Digital Newspaper Program, this online panel discussion will present the efforts of a multi-disciplinary team to learn about the editors behind newspapers on Chronicling America. How do we locate the hidden labor of editors, especially in newspapers that fought for […]
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: NEH Announces Awards to 6 States for Continued Digitization of U.S. Newspapers as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program August 31, 2020
  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced 2020 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) funding for institutions representing 6 states to expand their selection and digitization of U.S. historic newspapers for contribution to the freely available Chronicling America online collection, hosted by the Library of Congress. State projects receiving continued funding include the University of […]
• August News from the Librarian of Congress August 5, 2020
  Friends, What an eventful summer this has been. I hope that you are staying well as we begin another month in a most unusual year. As August begins, all Library of Congress buildings and facilities remain closed to the public until further notice. You can continue to check the latest information regarding our COVID-19 response […]
• Celebrating Independence Day July 2, 2020
  Friends, I hope that you are doing well. As we enter into July, it is hard to believe the many changes and challenges we’ve had to face in our world in just the past few months. The upcoming July 4th holiday is another reminder of the ways we’ve all had to adjust and rework communal […]
• Celebrating Juneteenth & More June 19, 2020
  Friends, Today is Juneteenth, thought to be the longest running celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, notice of the Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people finally reached Texas through an order read aloud by Union General Gordon Grange in Galveston. The word arrived a whopping two and a […]
• Cultural Institutions in Times of Social Unrest June 10, 2020
  Friends, Once again, America finds itself confronting difficult questions about race and inequality. The struggle for freedom and equality dates back to our nation’s founding, and it is possible to find context and inspiration in the words of those who have fought for a more perfect union since the beginning. But, libraries offer more than […]
• Memorial Day Weekend Update from the Library of Congress May 22, 2020
  Friends, I hope that you and your families remain well this month. On Monday, we will observe Memorial Day, honoring the service and sacrifices of members of our armed forces. Our nation is strong and it endures because of the men and women who give it their all in protecting and preserving our democracy. Since […]
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: Newspaper Navigator Announced: Extracting Photos, Maps, and Comics from over 16 Million Newspaper Pages! May 14, 2020
  Newspaper Navigator Announced: Extracting Photos, Maps, and Comics from over 16 Million Newspaper Pages! May 14, 2020 Last week the Library of Congress Labs team shared some exciting news about the first phase of the Newspaper Navigator project. Led by Ben Lee, Innovator-in-Residence at the Library of Congress, Newspaper Navigator uses machine learning techniques to […]
• The Library of Congress Turns 220 April 24, 2020
  In 1800, as part of an act of Congress providing for the removal of the new national government from Philadelphia to Washington, President John Adams approved an act of Congress providing $5,000 for books for the use of Congress—the beginning of the Library of Congress. Since that beginning 220 years ago, the Library has grown […]
• A Message from the Librarian of Congress April 10, 2020
  Friends, I hope that you are taking care or yourselves and your families as we settle into a new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During these challenging times, the Library of Congress buildings remain closed to the public with all public events currently canceled through May 11. However, while our physical doors may be closed, […]
• Thanks for Your Support! December 30, 2019
  Thank You! Thank you for all you do to support the nation’s Library. With new books, films, and music arriving every day, the Library of Congress is your place to discover new ideas. Whether you support us with a gift or simply by spreading the word about what we do, you help us in our […]