Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will present the 15th annual Blue Heron Ghost Mine on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the Blue Heron Outdoor Museum. This free evening of live music starts at 5:00 PM ET with… Read More »Big South Fork Announces Storyteller & Musician Lineup for the 15th Annual Blue Heron Ghost Mine
Cape Hatteras National Seashore will deploy about two dozen staff to Buxton tomorrow, Oct. 3, to contribute to the significant cleanup efforts associated with recent house collapses in Buxton. https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/news/cape-hatteras-national-seashore-to-begin-cleanup-efforts-associated-with-recent-house-collapses.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) was notified shortly before 6 p.m. that an unoccupied house collapsed at 23047 G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Seashore staff are responding to the collapse and plan to begin initial cleanup efforts tomorrow,… Read More »Unoccupied house collapses in Rodanthe
SPRINGDALE, UT – Wildland firefighters have been deployed to an approximately 25-acre fire in the West Rim area of Zion National Park. The fire was reported to park staff at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The cause… Read More »Wildfire reported on West Rim of Zion National Park
This September 17-20, staff from the Library of Congress education team will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, exhibiting and presenting at the Association for Rural and Small Libraries. If you plan to attend, please visit us in the exhibit hall… Read More »Resources for Rural and Small Libraries
What is a community? What makes a community? Generating and investigating questions about communities — what and where they are, how they form, and who participates in them — gives young learners an opportunity to engage in meaningful inquiry about… Read More »Community: People and Places – A New Primary Source Set for Educators
As America approaches its historic 250th birthday in 2026, the Library of Congress, its Affiliated Centers for the Book, and PBS Books are working in partnership to create a captivating video series that explores the vibrant literary heritage of the… Read More »Announcing “American Stories: A Reading Road Trip”
Stacie Moats of the Library of Congress contributed to this article. In the September 2025 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s speech to… Read More »Declaring War on Japan in 1941: Challenging Students to Explore Multiple Perspectives on a Presidential Speech to Congress
The concept of community helpers or leaders offers a starting place for teaching civics to young learners. Students can make a connection to the idea, reflect on their experiences with it, and ask meaningful questions about the importance of helpers… Read More »Community Helpers, Leaders, and Primary Sources
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