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Join the Manuscript Division for a focused research orientation to resources located in the Manuscript Reading Room. Learn how to find materials for your research projects and how to utilize the Manuscript Reading Room’s resources in-person and remotely. The session includes general information on conducting research in the Manuscript Reading Room and time for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome.

 Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

 Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B

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 Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

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Join the Business Reference Section of the Science, Technology & Business Division for a focused research orientation to resources for researching old companies. Whether you are trying to find out more about your great grandfather's small business, the value of that old stock certificate in your attic, or just curious about a company from the past, learn how to find materials both at the Library of Congress and in your local public library and historical society to help answer your questions. The session covers both print and electronic sources. All researchers are welcome.

 Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

 Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B

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 Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

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The Researcher & Reference Services Division at the Library of Congress is offering research orientation sessions on the following dates in room 139B of the Jefferson Building.  You may register for a single session by selecting a date and completing the online form .  The sessions, taught by librarians, will cover search strategies for finding items in a variety of formats at the world’s largest library.   Individuals requiring accommodations for any of these events are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

General Orientation Sessions
Mondays, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.:

Jan.13^th

Feb.10^th

March 9^th

March 16^th

April 13^th

April 20^th

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.:

Feb.6^th

March 5^th

April 2^nd

Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Jan.11^th

Feb.1^st

March 14^th

April 11^th

Genealogy Orientation Sessions

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Feb.12^th

March 11^th

April 8^th

May 13^th

Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Feb.8^th
March 7^th
April 4th

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In this session, Manuscript Reference Librarian Edith Sandler will demonstrate how to search for and access personal papers and organizational records documenting the history of the civil rights movement in the 20th century. Time will be included at the end of the session for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome.

Please note that the maximum class size is 30 researchers unless otherwise indicated.

Individuals requiring accommodations for any of these events are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

Patrons are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes prior to the orientation. Seating is available on a first-come basis. Registration does not guarantee entry after the orientation start time.

For more information, please visit: https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/satorient/

Date: Saturday, January 25, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B

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Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

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Come learn about the resources of the Prints and Photographs Division. One of the division’s reference librarians will provide an overview of the wide range of pictorial materials in the Prints and Photographs Division and will offer tips on how to make the most of its online offerings and future visits to the reading room.

Date:  Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, 11:00-12:00 EST

Location:  Library of Congress James Madison Building, Room 337

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Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

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Join Manuscript Reference Librarian Lara Szypszak for a focused orientation to resources located in the Manuscript Reading Room. This session will share the letters of love from members of congress to their spouses, writers to their paramours, artists to their muses, and more. Celebrate Valentine’s Day (better late than never) with notes of romance found in the Manuscript Division’s collections, and also learn how to find materials for your research projects utilizing the Manuscript Reading Room’s resources in-person and remotely. The session includes general information on conducting research in the Manuscript Reading Room and time for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome. See the following link for Maps and Floor Plans in the Jefferson Building: https://www.loc.gov/visit/maps-and-floor-plans/thomas-jefferson-building/first-floor/

Date: Saturday, February 15, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

Location: Library of Congress Jefferson Building, Room 139B

Click here for more information and to register.

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or email ADA@loc.gov.

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The African Section, African & Middle Eastern Division is sponsoring “Conversations with African Poets and Writers”, featuring Lesley Nneka Arimah, author and 2019 Winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, on Thursday, February 20, 2020, from 12:00 -1:00PM, in the Whittall Pavilion, Ground Floor, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 11 First St. SE, Washington, DC.  A book signing and a display of Africana books and other materials follow. 

The Conversations with African Poets and Writers Series presents interviews with current African diaspora writers committed to the literature of continental and diasporic Africa (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism) and readings from their written works. Authors include established writers as well as highly talented ‘new’ and emerging writers.

Please forward inquiries to Laverne Page at (202) 707-1979 or email mpag@loc.gov.

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or email ADA@loc.gov.

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Notice: Library buildings are closed to the public until April 1. Public events are canceled until May 11.

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Evaluating the performance of school principals can be challenging. As we noted in previous posts, principals’ roles are complex and multi-faceted.

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In this episode of On the Evidence, Cindy Hu, a Mathematica data scientist, discusses the prevalence of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in our drinking water, as well as their health implications and ways to address them through public policy.

With their multi-faceted understanding of the communities in which they operate, community-based organizations bring a valuable lens that could help health systems learn how certain social services received in the community affect health, and how other factors may dampen an intervention’s effect.

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The topic of exclusionary discipline is not only of professional interest to me—it’s personal. Helping my son navigate the middle grades was taxing. He attended a school that suspended him for defending himself when a classmate broke his iPad and then punched him during recess to instigate a fight.

Paul Messino offers insights on challenges states face as they implement health payment and delivery system reforms and the ways that Mathematica applies methods expertise, deep policy knowledge, and understanding of state contexts to help navigate to better outcomes.

Mathematica and EDI Global staff share insights and read passages from The Little Prince to help call attention to the importance of embracing linguistic diversity in education and literacy interventions.

In this episode of On the Evidence, University of Rhode Island's Annette Bourbonniere, Webility Corporation's Jennifer Christian, and Mathematica's Yonatan Ben-Shalom discuss research on workers who miss work because of an injury or illness and how to help them remain in the labor force.

On this episode of On the Evidence, we talk about a report that looks at the complicated relationships among nonstandard or changing work schedules, the availability of child care for those schedules, and child well-being. Our guests are Angela Rachidi and Russell Sykes, who coauthored the report.

On the Evidence interviewed Mathematica’s Matt Stagner about his upcoming APPAM presidential address, his work on child welfare, and his reflections on public policy research. This interview is part of a series of episodes produced by Mathematica in support of the APPAM conference in November.

For this episode of On the Evidence, we spoke with the principal investigators for the project: Dave Jones, an associate director in the Health Unit at Mathematica, and Dave Frisvold, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Iowa.

On this episode of On the Evidence, we feature six short interviews with the 2019 summer fellows about the research questions they pursued and what they have learned so far.

This video depicts how a program improvement approach—known as Rapid-Cycle Evaluation—can provide administrators with evidence about what works to improve services.

We are living in unprecedented times. To reduce the spread of COVID-19, more than 130 countries have closed schools entirely, impacting 80 percent of the world’s student population.

Congress passed the largest economic stimulus package in our nation’s history, one of several ways Congress is helping America weather the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

For this episode of On the Evidence, a principal and an education researcher share insights from research and the field on implementing culturally responsive practices.

The guest for this episode of On the Evidence is Ralanda Nelson, the new associate director for diversity at Mathematica.

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