| Jobs and Internship Opportunities - CLOSING SOON - Head, Program Section (Vacancy#: VAR003172)
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| 11/13/2025
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The Congressional Research Service (CRS), Office of the Counselor to the Director, is seeking to fill the position of Head of the Congressional Programs Section (CP).
The Programs Section coordinates a variety of CRS programs, seminars, and events (including broadcast, web-based, and other technologies) for Members, committees, and staff of the U.S. Congress. The selectee will directly supervise a team of Public Affairs Coordinators and others, and will lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of a wide range of major programs and services related to congressional client education and outreach. Section activities include:
- Coordinating regularly scheduled training programs in legislative processes and procedures;
- Supporting programs and seminars on the federal budget, federal law, and public policy issues;
- Coordinating policy programs for new Members of Congress and orientations to CRS services for permanent congressional staff and for congressional interns;
- Coordinating other events for the U.S. Congress and for CRS managers and staff;
- Providing information to congressional clients about CRS programs, products and services; and
CRS works exclusively for the U.S. Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS is a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill.
CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective, and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to Members and Committees.
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| Poetry 180: Poem 046 - "Grammar"
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| 11/14/2025
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A poem by Tony Hoagland from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.
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| Today in History - November 14
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| 11/14/2025
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On November 14, 1732, the Library Company of Philadelphia signed a contract with its first librarian. Continue reading.
American composer Aaron Copland was born on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York. Continue reading.
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| NLS BARD Support: BARD Mobile Fire OS Version 2.5.6 release
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| 11/14/2025
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NLS has released version 2.5.6 of the BARD Mobile app for Fire OS, which includes many important updates.
The updates included in version 2.5.6:
Integration with BARD login
The BARD Mobile for Fire OS app has been updated to integrate with the latest version of the BARD login system, offering a user-friendly interface for logging on, resetting your password and reviewing and accepting the End User License Agreement and Government Terms of Use.
Additionally, Settings have been updated to include a convenient password reset option from inside the app.
Integration with BARD 2.0 and BARD Alerts improvements
The app has been updated to integrate with the latest version of the BARD system, enhancing overall performance and user experience.
BARD Alerts are now checked at app launch and at more frequent intervals to ensure timely updates to users.
New Features/Enhancements/Bug Fixes
- Details screen: The "total time" of the item is now displayed on the Details screen for both Books and Music.
- Permission to access the device media: The BARD Mobile for Fire OS app no longer requests permission to access your device's media.
- App error messages: All English error messages have been revised to use clear, plain language that concisely explains the issue and offers helpful guidance.
- Upgrade the BARD Mobile for Fire OS app: Users no longer need to uninstall the previous version to upgrade the BARD Mobile for Fire OS app; updates will now occur automatically.
- Wishlist: Wishlist search results now accurately reflect the total number of items on your Wishlist, not just the first 25 displayed on the screen.
- VoiceView/Screen Reader navigation and focus: A series of enhancements have been made to VoiceView experience to improve navigation and focus throughout the BARD Mobile for Fire OS app:
- Get Books search: After performing a search, focus now lands on the first title in the results.
- Search results: When downloading an item, focus remains on the selected title rather than shifting unexpectedly.
- Search results navigation: If a download is in progress and the user moves to another item in the list, focus will remain on the newly selected item once the download completes, rather than jumping back to the downloaded item.
- Details screen: When a download starts, focus moves to the title of the item.
- Details screen post-download: After downloading, focus returns to the download button, which updates to a Play button upon completion.
- Downloads: Improvements have been made to the download process and messaging to ensure consistent status updates across all format - Books, Braille Books and Magazines - from both the Get Books and Bookshelf tabs.
- Speed: We have fixed the speed control button bug that periodically caused the screen reader to repeatedly announce "speed is normal" when the button was pressed longer than a tap, occasionally requiring a device restart.
- Improved monitoring: Enhanced reporting features and standardized logging through a uniform sampling rate.
The version is available in the Amazon Appstore, and is supported by operation 7.0 and above.
—The BARD Support Team
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| Italy: Constitutional Court Issues Decision on Rescue at Sea Missions and Refoulement of Migrants
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| 11/14/2025
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities - CLOSING SOON - Paralegal Specialist (Vacancy#: VAR003179)
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| 11/14/2025
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As a Paralegal Specialist, you will support ALD’s Legislative Attorneys by researching and verifying legal citations; formatting written products consistent with applicable style manuals including the Bluebook; analyzing legal and factual issues within ALD’s responsibility; proofreading and editing a wide variety of ALD products; providing technical assistance on the use of legal software and databases; updating, maintaining, and troubleshooting ALD’s internal and public-facing websites; and providing support for major CRS legal programs and initiatives, including congressional client outreach, seminar programs, constitutional print and web publications, and legal citation training and support. Strong cite-checking, Bluebooking, writing, legal research, and technological skills are essential. Experience with XML tagging is beneficial but not required.
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| Belgium: New Law Restricts Family Reunification for Certain Migrants
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| 11/14/2025
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities - CLOSING SOON - Legislative Advisor (Vacancy#: VAR003175)
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| 11/14/2025
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This position is located in the Office of the Librarian, Office of the Chief of Staff Congressional Relations Office. The incumbent serves as an expert Legislative Analyst responsible for performing authoritative legislative research ensuring that information is current and accurate. The incumbent assumes responsibility for planning, coordinating and carrying out approved projects and informs the Director of progress as appropriate. The Legislative Analyst reports to the Director, Office of Congressional Relations. Responsibilities require the incumbent to engage with personnel work and confidential management situations with and on behalf of the Librarian of Congress and congressional oversight committees.
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| Status of Our Events
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| 11/14/2025
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Dear Patron,
Our Concert Office looks forward to welcoming everyone back to the Coolidge Auditorium in the days ahead. Here's an update on the status of our events for the remainder of the Fall 2025 season:
Les Arts Florissants, with Théotime Langlois de Swarte,
Friday, November 21, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
Reserve Tickets Here
Star violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte leads the acclaimed French Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants in an exhilarating concert celebrating the 300th anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi’s "Le Quattro Stagioni" (The Four Seasons).
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists @ 6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
Reserve Tickets Here
Beatrice Berrut performs the music of Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Mahler and Dukas in a heavy-hitting recital that showcases works from the Library’s collections.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artist @ 12:30 p.m.
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Live! At the Library: Stradivari Anniversary Concert I
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