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Greener grass, gentle rains, and growing things, here we come! Happy Spring Equinox from GPO! ☔️💐#WelcomeSpring

GPO is proud to host the IMPA Roadshow at our headquarters in Washington, DC. It was a great day of education and collaboration! @IPMAHQ

Tomorrow is the first official day of Spring! GPO Bookbinder Sarah Hurtt is helping us feel spring-y using the ancient art of marbling. GPO is one of the few organizations in the world to still practice marbling. #SpringEquinox #WelcomeSpring

In 1956, GPO made a key production shift by introducing a gluing machine, replacing the labor-intensive process of hand-gluing passport pages. This move sped things up and made passports even more durable. #Passport100 @TravelGov

#OnThisDay in 1961, James L. Harrison became GPO Public Printer. Harrison's connections with employees were critically important during the 1960s, as GPO’s workload more than doubled, with revenues growing from $99.5 million in 1960 to $203.7 million in 1969.

We’re feeling lucky this St. Patrick’s Day! At GPO, we’re honored to serve the American people. #AmericaInformed

Happy Freedom of Information Day! GPO is dedicated to providing the American public with free and easy access to Government information and records. Celebrate the day by visiting GPO’s GovInfo, the one-stop site to information published by the Federal Government. govinfo.gov #AmericaInformed

James Madison was born on this day in 1751. This date is also known as Freedom of Information Day for Madison’s views on public access to Government information. Today GPO serves as the “means of acquiring” access to Government information that Madison envisioned, providing public access to Government documents and publications both digitally through GovInfo (govinfo.gov), in print, and through its 1,200 partners in the Federal depository library community nationwide.

Recording, printing, and publishing Congress’s debates has been vital to our mission. This role ensures transparency and accountability to Congress and the American people. Check out the daily Congressional Record on GPO’s GovInfo. govinfo.gov/app/collection… #SunshineWeek

It’s Sunshine Week, a week to encourage discussion about the importance of preserving open government and access to public information. GPO is dedicated to publishing trusted information for the Federal Government to the American people. For free and easy access to Government information, visit GovInfo, the one-stop site to information published by the Federal Government. govinfo.gov

Today is the 90th anniversary of the Federal Register! GPO produced the first issue of the Federal Register in 1936 and has digitized every issue back to the first one. Last year, the Federal Register garnered 242 million retrievals, and GPO saw a 60 percent increase in Federal Register retrievals over the last year. See the Federal Register on GovInfo. govinfo.gov/app/collection… @FedRegister @USNatArchives

Happy Flashback Friday! Check out this 1923 article from The Washington Times-Herald about the Congressional Record. “The Congressional Record is printed at the Government Printing Office, the largest in the world, and more than four hundred skilled employees work from 7 p.m. till 7 a.m. on the Record,” reads the article. GPO still works through the night to make the Congressional Record available daily. See it on GPO’s GovInfo. govinfo.gov/app/collection…

GPO Director Hugh Halpern and GPO Superintendent of Documents Scott Matheson congratulate the University of Maryland, College Park’s McKeldin Library on their 100th anniversary in GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program. Director Halpern and Superintendent Matheson visited the library and presented Celina N. McDonald, Holly Mercer and Aaron Wilson of the library with a plaque. Thanks to this library for helping GPO deliver on our vision of an America Informed! @UMDLibraries

GPO Director Hugh Halpern visits the GPO Distribution Center in Laurel, MD to celebrate the facility’s 50th year in operation. Congratulations and thank you to this wonderful team for distributing Government information to the American people for 50 years and counting!

Celebrate Civic Learning Week by visiting GPO’s Ben’s Guide. It’s got games for kids of all ages, learning adventures and more! bensguide.gpo.gov

Less is more! In 1953, the U.S. passport slimmed down from 48 to 32 pages. Printing and binding a smaller passport meant reduced material and production costs at GPO while still meeting the needs of passport holders. Same power, fewer pages. #Passport100 @TravelGov

Civic Learning Week starts today! GPO’s Ben’s Guide makes civic education fun! Check it out. bensguide.gpo.gov

GPO Director Hugh Halpern cuts the ribbon and starts the button on GPO’s new press that will modernize the Agency’s publishing capabilities. The first official production run included Commemorative Tour Pass tickets for the Capitol Visitor Center.

GPO is proud to produce the White House programs for the presentation of the Medal of Honor. President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Roderick W. Edmonds (posthumously), Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis (posthumously), and Staff Sergeant Terry Richardson of the United States Army. @USArmy @WhiteHouse

Happy National Proofreading Day! Thank you to all our proofreaders who promote error-free writing for Federal publications!