There's so much going on Live! at the Library in June, including a book talk with Kevin Kwan!

Learn more & register for free tickets: go.loc.gov/GrCR50RUkZR

Check out what's in store for #LiveAtTheLibrary in June, including the opening of a new Library exhibition that's been years in the making.
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The contents of President Lincoln's pockets on the night of his assassination will be displayed in the Library's new David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery, which opens in June. Watch this space for more & plan your visit to see Library Treasures up close. go.loc.gov/U37450RSMNN

COMING SOON: “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress,” the inaugural exhibition in the Library’s new David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery, set to open the evening of June 13.

Read about the amazing things we have in store: go.loc.gov/jKMi50RRJHF

We love moments like this at the Library. ❤️ During a recent visit, Whoopi Goldberg got a chance to see — for the first time — an unpublished draft of a screenplay written for her and Bette Midler in the Library’s Neil Simon collection. go.loc.gov/H9yn50RPRcY

New from the Rare Book Division's Bibliomania blog: The newly digitized, nearly 500-year-old text that placed anatomy at the forefront of medical education for the first time by featuring illustrations & observations informed by human dissection. go.loc.gov/Q9wK50RNZrS

.Library of Congress is grateful to be honored with TWO Webby Awards for Best Community Engagement in partnership with NASA and Poet Laureate Ada Limón for our “Message in a Bottle” project.
Ada’s poem beautifully shows our shared connection in exploration.
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We just heard the newest @wnba franchise will be the Golden State Valkyries Valkyries. We wanted to provide some stadium mascot inspo, courtesy of some of the Library's most beloved images in the Prints and Photographs Division. Behold: Brünnhilde!🐱

NEW VIDEO SERIES: Meg Medina, our National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, has launched “Cuéntame!: Let’s Talk Books!', a series of chats with notable children's & young adult authors, starting with Wendy Wan-Long Shang & Jarrett Krosoczka. More: go.loc.gov/fIhW50RFNjI

Zodiac imagery is found in a few places throughout the Library's Jefferson Building, including here, the ceiling inside the iconic dome.

This ring of detail in Edwin Howland Blashfield's “Human Understanding' mural is barely visible from the floor of the Main Reading Room below.

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THIS SATURDAY! It's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Family Day at the Library featuring author, actor & civil rights advocate George Takei! Families can also experience virtual “hidden portals” to historic Asian American neighborhoods.
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Big things are coming to the Library very soon! 👀 Read about it in the latest issue of the Library of Congress Magazine (loc.gov/lcm/), and keep watching this space for more.