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Today in History - December 15

On December 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens.  Continue reading.

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Poem 064 - "For My Daughter"

A poem by David Ignatow from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

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Earlier this year, the Library of Congress launched a new YouTube channel, Webinars from the Library of Congress. We are proud to announce that you can now watch past Law Library webinars on this channel. You can browse two playlists that feature Law Library of Congress webinars: Webinars from the Law Library of Congress or Foreign, International, and Comparative Law Webinars. 

The Foreign, International, and Comparative Law Webinars playlist features the following webinars presented in 2025: 

Yemen: The Judiciary and Governing Bodies in Houthi-Controlled Areas

Judicial Reform in Pakistan: Challenges and Implications

The More the Merrier: The Form and Function of Coalition Governments Around the World

Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Evolution of Surrogacy Law in France and Colombia

How to Handle AI: Italian National Regulation in the Context of European Law

Japan's Legal Framework on Earthquake Mitigation Strategies

Regulation of IVF and Related Issues, Global Perspectives

The Webinars from the Law Library of Congress playlist features the above FCIL webinars and the  following webinar presented in 2025: 

Using Secondary Sources in Legal Research

We hope you can watch these new videos as we prepare to release the schedule for the upcoming webinars that will take place in 2026. 

U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Announces the Publication of ‘Transient Worlds,’ His Personal Guide to Poetry in Translation

Arthur Sze, the nation’s 25th U.S. Poet Laureate, will publish a new book as a focus of his laureateship: “Transient Worlds,” his personal guide to global poetry in translation. Published by Copper Canyon Press in association with the Library of Congress on April 14, 2026, “Transient Worlds” will take readers through 1,500 years of poetry from around the world and will feature translations into English from 13 languages, including Arabic, Braj Bhasha, Greek, Japanese, Navajo, Spanish and Tzeltal.

“Translation, indeed, is everywhere; and English, a composite and growing language, has been enriched and strengthened over time by accruals from languages across the world,” Sze said of his focus on literary translation as the theme for his collection. “Translation makes the ancient contemporary, the foreign accessible, and the human experience universal.”

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Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, December 2025

The topic for the Thursday, December 18, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Using Book Navigation and Bookmarks. After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. EST and last for one hour. To access the meeting, go to https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1604643842?pwd=NPLl6r0BCICa4CbZ9grc1ochbMHBYg.1

Remember that the meeting is recorded. Do not speak if you do not wish to be on the recording. If you wish to speak, you may request to do so by raising your hand. On a PC, press Alt Y to toggle raising and lowering your hand; on a Mac, press Option Y; and if dialing in via telephone, press Star 9. To mute or unmute yourself on a PC, press Alt A; on a Mac, press Command-Shift A; and on a telephone, press Star 6. If you choose to dial in to the call, use the telephone numbers provided below. The Zoom.gov ID will not work with standard Zoom.us.

The complete Zoom invitation is below. To review past programming, please go to www.loc.gov/nls/news-and-updates/smart-speaking-to-the-smart-speaker.

—The BARD Support Team

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