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Legislative Day 2026 Civic Education and Voter Engagement

The pace in Annapolis is picking up, and key bills are beginning to move. LWVMD is actively engaging with legislators, submitting testimony, and coordinating advocacy across the state.
Ready to get involved? Join us for Legislative Day. www.lwvmd.org/legislatived...

Democracy Dialogues: Anti-Science and Public Health Civic Education and Voter Engagement

Join LWVMD for our next Democracy Dialogues event, exploring the movement to discredit science and undermine our public health system.
When: Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 PM
Where: Virtual - Register for Zoom Information
More information and Registration can be found at: www.lwvmd.org/publichealth...

Women in History Month
If you are unable to attend in person, you can view the County Cable Montgomery montgomerycountymd.gov/ccm/
Council's website
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Statement from the League of Women Voters on Reported Elections Executive Order.
Read the report online HERE: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | Timeless Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's

In September, a box of old film reels was donated to the Library's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. One of them was a nearly 130-year-old, long-lost film by iconic French filmmaker George Méliès. It had not been seen by anyone in likely more than a century. 🧵
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/...

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YouTube’s earliest video has been deemed museum-worthy | CNN London’s V&A museum has added YouTube’s first video to its collection, displaying 2005’s “Me at the zoo” in one of its galleries.

Archives in the news

V&A Museum acquires YouTube’s earliest video from 2005 | CNN share.google/anY7B1TTvlMD...

#archives #digitalpreservation

Had a great time yesterday talking about #webarchiving at the DPC clinic - you can catch the recording here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...

Happy gotcha day!

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Thousands of people joined the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Washington Convention Center. Photo by Shawn Miller, Library of Congress.

SAVE THE DATE! The Library of Congress will host the 2026 National Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Washington Convention Center. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Eligible voters of the United States!

The @npr.org voter registration guide has been updated to help get you ready for the 2026 primary elections.

You can find deadlines and the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote

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A white background with an orange ring and the green IIPC log sitting on the right side of the ring. In the the centre of the ring in green text reads - IIPC Collaborative Collections #IIPC-CDG

IIPC CDG won the Celebrating Digital Innovation in Sporting Heritage Award 2025 for their preservation of Olympic & Paralympic Games. @sportingheritage.bsky.social @netpreserve.bsky.social

Find out more here: link.bl.uk/vyu

#WebArchiving #SportingHeritage #IIPC-CDG #Olympics #Paralympics

More than 4,900 seats are on the ballot in February.

'Philadelphia,' 'Clueless,' 'The Karate Kid' added to the National Film Registry Every year, the National Film Registry adds 25 films to its collection to be preserved for posterity. Selections for 2025 ranges from 'The Thing' to 'White Christmas'

Every year, the National Film Registry adds 25 films to its collection to be preserved for posterity. Selections for 2025 ranges from 'The Thing' to 'White Christmas' n.pr/4pZCSk5

Fellowship opportunity from
@atbw.bsky.social. Applications due February 2nd. This fellowship is for students enrolled in journalism programs at HBCUs and people working in Black/African American media/newspapers. More info and application here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/iiwa-fellows...

March on, march on

A page from Anne Home Shippen's diary, photographed at the Library of Congress by Shawn Miller. This document is part of the By The People volunteer transcription campaign, "The American Revolution In Context."

A page from a diary, photographed at the Library of Congress by Shawn Miller. This document is part of the By The People volunteer transcription campaign, "The American Revolution In Context."

It's National Handwriting Day, a perfect time to learn about the Library's crowdsourced transcription program, By The People.

Volunteers can transcribe collection items like these, from The American Revolution In Context campaign, making them more searchable & accessible! crowd.loc.gov?loclr=blsky

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Group of young people dancing the hora

two women stand in front of a small airplane smiling at one another. One of them is wearing a pilot outfit

Black and white photo of men staffing a fishmongers cart at a marker. All the men are wearing hats.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong cuts a slice out of a cake while other people look on.

Flickr Commons is eighteen today. We started in 2008 in partnership with the Library of Congress and today we're an archive of 1.9 million digital images. Please enjoy a few random images and explore on your own using our Commons Explorer tool.

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Web archive research in an age of Smart Data | British Library The web represents the largest unstructured data collection, with a huge variety of data types, creators and sources, distributed across the world. The arc

Free event at the British Library on Monday 9 Feb (18.30 GMT): ‘Web archive research in an age of Smart Data’

The #webarchiving section is hosting a paid Librarian in Residence in 2026. See placement #5.

The 2026 Librarians-in-Residence Program is welcoming applications through Feb 13, 2026 -open to students who earned or will complete their Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program between Dec 1, 2024 and Jun 13, 2026. Learn more: www.loc.gov/item/interns...

Web Archiving at the Library After 25 Years | The Signal This post is co-written by Abbie Grotke, Amanda Lehman, and Melissa Wertheimer of the Web Archiving Section to close our 25th-anniversary celebration year with some highlights of the program.

#webarchiving at The Library of Congress after 25 years - a look back at some accomplishments! blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/20...

Applications now open for Web Archiving School fellows, instructors, and teaching assistants. Apply here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/apply/