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(06/29/2025 legislative day)
This Coming Saturday at the Packard Campus (July 5, 2025)

06/30/2025 06:29 AM EDT

Kick off the summer right--with the Packard Campus' annual screening of "Jaws."

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Today in History - June 30

Today in History - June 30

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Valley Grant Act, Senate Bill 203, on June 30, 1864.  Continue reading.

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Germany: Court Holds that Asylum Seekers May Not Be Immediately Turned Away at Border

06/30/2025 09:06 AM EDT

On June 2, 2025, the Administrative Court Berlin (VG Berlin) held that the border police may not immediately turn away persons seeking international protection at the border, and instead must conduct the procedure to determine the European Union (EU) member state responsible for processing the asylum application under the EU’s Dublin III Regulation.The court rejected …

 

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Congress.gov: Most-Viewed Bills Update

  1. H.R.1 [119th] - One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  2. H.R.2548 [119th] - Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
  3. S.394 [119th] - GENIUS Act of 2025
  4. H.Res.353 [119th] - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  5. S.1046 [119th] - No Tax On Overtime Act of 2025
  6. H.R.875 [119th] - Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025
  7. H.Con.Res.38 [119th] - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  8. H.Res.537 [119th] - Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  9. S.1582 [119th] - GENIUS Act
  10. S.J.Res.59 [119th] - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Preserving a History of Digital Mapmaking: Inside the Geospatial Software and File Formats Documentation Web Archive

This is a special bulletin to our subscribers of a post from the Library's blog "The Signal:
Digital Happenings at the Library of Congress," featuring an interview with two specialists in the Geography and Map Division. 

06/25/2025 04:12 PM EDT

In this interview, Tim St. Onge and Meagan Snow of the Geography and Map Division explain how web archiving is preserving documentation essential to understanding the evolution of modern cartography. They outline the motivations behind the Geospatial Software and File Formats Documentation Web Archive, describe their curatorial approach, and highlight the collection’s value for both current and future researchers. This is part of a series highlighting new collections in the Library’s web archives and the behind-the-scenes work that goes into creating them.

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The Status of the Chagos Archipelago – Part I: History of the Disputes Surrounding its Status and the Creation of a UK-US Military Base

06/30/2025 03:05 PM EDT

This is part one of a two part blog post that describes the changing status of the Chagos Archipelago, in particular the recently signed treaty returning its sovereignty from the United Kingdom (UK) to Mauritius and the long term lease for a joint UK-US military base on the island.

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Jobs and Internship Opportunities Open Now|Supervisory Librarian (Head, Cataloging and Metadata Unit) (VAR003120)

Supervisory Librarian (Head, Cataloging and Metadata Unit) (VAR003120)

  • Opening Date: June 30, 2025
  • Closing Date: July 31, 2025
  • OPM Control Number: 839683900
  • Vacancy Number: VAR003120
  • LC Organization Unit: Researcher and Collection Services
  • Grade: GS-13
  • Series: 1410
  • Minimum Salary: $120,579.00 per year
  • Maximum Salary: $156,755.00 per year
  • Availability: Open to All
  • Telework Eligibility: Hybrid

The position serves as the Head of the Cataloging and Metadata Unit reports directly to the Head of the Moving Image Section at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress.  The Unit which this individual supervises is responsible for receiving, organizing and creating inventory control and cataloging records for all moving image collection items and related materials acquired by the Library of Congress. The incumbent works highly independently, exercising considerable independent judgment, and carries out duties and responsibilities in accordance with broad overall guidelines and policies pertaining to moving image materials.

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