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This Coming Thursday and Friday at the Packard Campus Theater (September 18 and 19, 2025)

09/15/2025 06:41 AM EDT

See what's playing this Thursday and Friday at the Packard Campus

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Today in History - September 15

Today in History - September 15

Writer, critic, and teacher, Robert Penn Warren died on September 15, 1989.  Continue reading.

William Howard Taft served as both President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  He was born on September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Continue reading.

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Poetry 180: Poem 010 - "At the Un-National Monument Along the Canadian Border"

Poem 010 - "At the Un-National Monument Along the Canadian Border"

A poem by William E. Stafford from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

 

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Library of Congress Names Arthur Sze the Nation's 25th U.S. Poet Laureate

Library of Congress Names Arthur Sze the Nation's 25th U.S. Poet Laureate

The Library of Congress today announced the appointment of Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2025-2026.

The winner of the Library’s 2024 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, Sze will begin his laureateship with a reading of his work on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Library’s historic Coolidge Auditorium, and free tickets will be available on loc.gov starting Sept. 18.

During his term as Poet Laureate, Sze, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages.

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The Veterans History Project and the U.S. Navy Memorial invite students in grades 5–12 to submit short films to the 2025 Sea Service Film Festival

09/15/2025 10:12 AM EDT

For several years, the U.S. Navy Memorial has hosted students from around the country through its Sea Service internship. As part of the program, interns conduct oral histories of Navy veterans and produce short films based on those interviews. The full interviews are then donated to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP). For the first time, VHP and the U.S. Navy Memorial are inviting all students in grades 5-12 to create and submit short documentaries featuring the stories of U.S. veterans for the 2025 Sea Service Film Festival. This festival is the perfect opportunity for teachers and parents to get young people involved in documenting and preserving the history of our nation’s veterans. This blog contains the call for entries to the VHP/Navy Memorial Film Festival, including an overview of the festival, submission guidelines, and rules.

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Law Library: News & Events: Join us this Thursday, September 18, for an Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar at 1:00 PM EDT

Join us this Thursday, September 18, at 1:00 PM EDT for the Orientation to Law Library Collections WebinarThis webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources and our print collections. Some resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library’s research guidesdigital collections, and the Guide to Law Online.

This month’s webinar will feature a special appearance by a law librarian from the Texas State Law Library as part of our State Law Libraries Outreach Project. Presenting from Texas will be Amy Small, Director of the Texas State Law Library. We hope you will join us for this interesting webinar! 

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Hooray for our New U.S. Poet Laureate

09/15/2025 11:33 AM EDT
Arthur Sze has just been named the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress! We have some highlighted ways for you to get to know the new laureate--including special "Bookmarked" content!

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Explore the Greater United States in the Law Library’s New Interactive Map

09/15/2025 01:45 PM EDT

Introducing the newest interactive map, the Law Library presents a new and engaging way to learn about the legislative history of the states and territories of the United States through our Guide to Law Online and Statutes at Large collection.

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25 for 25: The Hungry Steppe: Famine, Violence, and the Making of Soviet Kazakhstan by Sarah Cameron

08/15/2025 02:00 PM EDT

This post is part of the Kluge Center’s 25 for 25, in honor of the Kluge Center’s 25th anniversary, celebrating 25 books that were written thanks to the Kluge Center’s support. Read the introductory post to the series here. With a death toll of 1.5 million people, the Kazakh famine of 1930-1933 was one of …

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Germany: Draft Law on Modernizing Military Service Published

09/15/2025 12:42 PM EDT

On August 28, 2025, the German federal government published a Draft Law to Modernize the Military Service that would reform the rules around military conscription. The draft law would introduce a revised model of military service inspired by the “Swedish model,” which combines voluntary participation with certain mandatory elements. (Draft Law, Wehrdienst-Modernisierungsgesetz, WDModG.)The draft now …

 

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Jobs and Internship Opportunities - Motor Vehicle Operator (Vacancy#:VAR003164)

Motor Vehicle Operator (Vacancy#:VAR003164)

  • Opening Date: September 12, 2025
  • Closing Date: September 26, 2025
  • OPM Control Number: 845860600
  • Vacancy Number: VAR003164
  • LC Organization Unit: Office of the Chief Operating Officer
  • Grade: WG-07
  • Series: 5703
  • Minimum Salary: $28.73/hr
  • Maximum Salary: $33.48/hr
  • Availability: Open to All
  • Telework Eligibility: On-Site

The Motor Vehicle Operator is located in the Transportation Unit, Logistics Services Division, Integrated Support Services (ISS), and Office of the Chief Operating Officer at the Library of Congress. The position reports directly to the Motor Vehicle Supervisor. This unit provides transportation support to all Library Staff. The purpose and function of this position is to operate all types of vehicles in the Library's transportation fleet, to include cars, vans, buses, and light/heavy duty trucks, to transport Library Staff and government documents and property to designated locations. 

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. (09/15/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency (CASE) Act of 2025 (09/15/2025 legislative day)

Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act (09/15/2025 legislative day)
Jobs and Internship Opportunities - Supervisory Acquisition & Vendor Management Specialist (Vacancy#:VAR003117)

Supervisory Acquisition & Vendor Management Specialist (Vacancy#:VAR003117)

  • Opening Date: September 12, 2025
  • Closing Date: September 26, 2025
  • OPM Control Number: 845787400
  • Vacancy Number: VAR003117
  • LC Organization Unit: Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • Grade: GS-14
  • Series: 1101
  • Minimum Salary: $142,488.00 per year
  • Maximum Salary: $185,234.00 per year
  • Availability: Current and Former Federal Employees Only
  • Telework Eligibility: Hybrid

The position is located in the IT Contracts & Asset Control Division within the IT Financial Management Directorate of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).  The incumbent reports directly to the division chief. 

 
The incumbent supervises a diverse team that focuses on the Information Technology (IT) acquisition and vendor management of contracts and procurements ranging from commercial purchases and simplified acquisitions of commodity IT to complex multi-year and multi-agency support contracts in an environment that is comprehensive, varied, and complex. The incumbent is responsible for acquisitions IT products and services from supplies to enterprise-wide computer systems, agile development, and operational service contracts such as service desk and call center services. This responsibility enables OCIO to build and support IT infrastructure capacities and capabilities that deliver platforms, services and applications to the Library's mission and business units.  The incumbent is responsible for assisting the division chief in overseeing the procurement of IT products and services Library-wide valued at over $100 million annually, providing policies, procedures, and guidance to IT Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) and technical subject matter experts throughout the Library.  

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025 (09/15/2025 legislative day)

TRAVEL Act of 2025 (09/15/2025 legislative day)

Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act (09/15/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (09/15/2025 legislative day)

Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act (09/15/2025 legislative day)

Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act (09/15/2025 legislative day)

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 (09/15/2025 legislative day)

Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025 (09/15/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 (09/15/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025. (09/15/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act (09/15/2025 legislative day)