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• Wise Guide to loc.gov
  Reading, song, jazz, taboos and George Washington
• Webcasts from the Library
  Comedy icon Carl Reiner comes to the Library
• Places in the News
  Headline locations from the Library's map collections
• Today in History | February 10
  Travel back in time through American Memory

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|| News from the Library  ||

Announcement: Due to inclement weather, most of the Library's reading rooms and public spaces will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 10. The La Follette Congressional Reading Room will open at 8:30 am

• Special Events To Honor NAACP History
  Exhibition Feb. 3, symposium Feb. 26
• African American History Month
  "The History of Black Economic Empowerment"
• Rare 1602 World Map at Library
  1602 Chinese map first to show the Americas on display until April 10
• Witter Bynner Poets Feb. 18
  Jill McDonough and Atsuro Riley to read
• February Free Film Series
  Classic films with classic performances

• More news and upcoming events

|| The Library at Work  ||

• Chronicling America
  Enhancing access to America's historic newspapers
• Performing Arts
  Explore music, theater, and dance
• Help Your National Library
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• Digital Preservation
  Collecting and preserving digital knowledge for future generations

|| Did You Know? ||

Did you know that Felix Mendelssohn produced approximately 750 musical works in nearly every genre during his lifetime?

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