The holiday shopping season is just around the corner. Have you ever wondered what toys or other items people bought as gifts in the past? This catalog gives us a more »
Month: November 2011
Welcome to our new “Cooking from the Collections” feature! On a monthly basis, we will be experimenting with the wide variety of cookbooks in the Smithsonian Libraries’ collections. From a more »
The third Thursday in November marks the Great American Smokeout , a day set aside by the American Cancer Society to encourage smokers to stub out their last cigarettes. Let’s more »
We’re testing out a new way of displaying our “New & Notable” books by combining them in to one post per month. Also, above the book listings, you’ll see a more »
The Smithsonian Libraries will hold the 2011 Dibner Library Lecture on Tuesday, December 6 at 5 p.m. in the Smithsonian Castle Commons. The lecture is free and open to the more »
This is the first post in a new ongoing series, Library Hacks. It will feature library and online resources we think you will find useful, interesting, or just plain cool. more »
Surrender of Lee's Army at Appomattox Court House. From Harper's Weekly, 1865. We would like to highlight some past posts that discuss the history of Veterans' Day and the more »