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New England Society Book Awards Winners Announced
Mark Sweeney Named Principal Deputy Librarian of Congress
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that Mark Sweeney will serve as Principal Deputy Librarian of Congress.
Dutch Scholar Ina Kok Named Winner of ILAB's Breslauer Prize for Bibliography
Smuggled Hobby Lobby Artifacts to be Returned to Iraq
Washington, DC—Nearly 4,000 smuggled artifacts, bought by Hobby Lobby, will be returned to Iraq today in a ceremony at the residence of Iraqi ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Fareed Yasseen.
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction to be Awarded to E. Annie Proulx
E. Annie Proulx, author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain" will be awarded the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
The 2018 Morgan Book Project Awards: Illustrated Books by Exceptional Young People
LOC Appoints Inaugural Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress today announced the appointment of Stephen Houston, an anthropologist, archaeologist and epigrapher, as the inaugural Jay I.
Illustrator John Vernon Lord Shortlisted at 2018 V&A Awards for the Folio Society Edition of "Ulysses"
New England Society in the City of New York Announces Annual Book Awards Finalists
New York City-The New England Society in the City of New York (NES) is pleased to announce the finalists, or the “shortlist,” for the 2018 New England
Library of Congress Puts Papers of Benjamin Franklin Online