The first week of August is National Clown week. The Libraries ran a post last year about harlequinades, which are featured in its current exhibition, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop more »
Category: Collection Highlights
After viewing the America On The Move exhibit at the National Museum of American History, are you interested in learning more about railroads in United States? Railroads in the African more »
Smithsonian Libraries has been working with the SI Scholarly Press to make our SI publications available on more platforms, which now includes mobile ePublications. This is a first test of more »
Mark Catesby. The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants, 1731-43 [1729-48]. Catfish fries have it all more »
James Boyd Davies. The practical naturalist's guide: containing instructions for collecting, preparing and preserving specimens in arsenic all departments of zoology, intended for the use of students, amateurs and travellers, more »
The Libraries has a title that immediately attracted my attention, The Easy-Bake oven gourmet. It has quite an extensive list of wonderful items you can concoct with your easy bake more »
Today, July 28, is Beatrix Potter's birthday. She is the author and illustrator of the beloved children stories of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix was born in Kensington, London, England. She and her family more »