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 »
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
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 »
A book held in the Freer-Sackler Library, Qi Lu Wen Hua, describes historic sites and cultural relics from the ancient states of Qi and Lu, which was the home state more »
The Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board fall meetings took place October 27-28 in the Smithsonian Latino Center conference rooms, located in the Capital Gallery. The group was visited by several special more »
“In the United States everyone has the opportunity to become president” is a statement made daily by countless teachers and parents. However, the statement is an American cultural truism, for, more »
Exposition Universelle De 1889 is one of the many items about World’s Fairs in the SIL collection. It came to the Conservation Lab from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library more »