Hannah

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 reminder as we head into this wonderful month that the commercial visibility of Pride over the past few years has often excluded the voices of those most marginalized. 💗

a msg from the dog who finally learned how to give me the dang ball

I just paid ten euros to enter a museum just for the opportunity to see this painting again, which I haven't stopped thinking about for three years

While working in our archives, I found an old metal box. Inside was a long-forgotten roll of silent 8mm film marked "The Philippines 1942" Excited at possibly discovering lost WW II footage, I sent it to specialists for care and digitization. Yesterday, it came back. On it was:

One of the most beloved free-to-use photos in the Library's collection is of Brünnhilde, for obvious reasons. We're happy to report that 2023 comes with a freshly digitized photograph of Brünnhilde from another angle. 😻 More of our free-to-use photos: go.loc.gov/mlqO50MhxCu

I know this is meant for a dog in a rescue shelter but I relate

My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.

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Important announcement: We're designating the northern cardinal as the best holiday season bird. It just makes sense and we won't be taking any questions at this time. Thank you.

Comment: We are losing our history — and with it, ourselves timescolonist.com/opinion/we-are…

mind blown by a YouTube comment of all things

all of your supposed shortcomings are just opportunities for collaboration

A history teacher @antisocstudies explains the historical significance of @lizzo playing James Madison's 200-year-old crystal flute

Hearing @lizzo play some of the Library's priceless antique instruments on Monday was such a gift, and we were honored and happy to help her share that gift with her concert audience Tuesday night. Here is some more behind-the-scenes footage of her Library tour. #LizzoAtLOC

ICYMI: “It’s been 25 years of working in environmental sciences and atmospheric sciences and climate sciences, and every time I think we’re going to take serious action, we take a few steps back instead,” said MUNL climatologist Joel Finnis. #nlpoli #cdnpoli Via @pjackson_nl.

love this Hilary Mantel explanation of what history actually is