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Library of Congress Card Catalog Kiosk Project

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Aimee Owen

Happy National Library Week (April 19-26, 2026)!

Library of Congress card catalog kiosk displayed at the Nebraska Library Commission.

Earlier this year, the Nebraska Center for the Book, housed in the Nebraska Library Commission, received a special delivery from the Library of Congress (LoC): a vintage LoC card catalog transformed into an informational kiosk to celebrate and explore the many services and programs of our national library.

Library of Congress Card Catalog Kiosk Poster

From their press release: “The Library of Congress has brought 56 card catalog cases out of retirement, transforming them into Library of Congress information kiosks that have been distributed to each state and territory through the Library’s Center for the Book affiliate network. From the Washington State Library in Tumwater, Washington, and the Texas State Library and Archives in Austin, Texas, to the Mayagüez Children’s Library in Puerto Rico and the public libraries in Denver, Colorado; Ames, Iowa; and beyond, the kiosks help remind library patrons – especially during National Library Week (April 19-25) – that the Library of Congress is a library for all..”

“Each card catalog kiosk features signage indicating the card catalog was once in active use at the Library of Congress and explaining its history and original purpose. The front of each drawer includes the name of a Library of Congress service or program. Inside each of the 15 drawers is a card containing a brief description of the featured initiative, along with a QR code leading to the page on the Library’s website that contains more information.”

Library of Congress card catalog background information included at the kiosks.

Read more about the LoC Card Catalog Kiosk project here: https://www.loc.gov/programs/center-for-the-book/card-catalog-kiosks/.

If you are in the downtown Lincoln area, stop by and take a look at our card catalog kiosk in the main entry area of the Nebraska Library Commission. During the month of April 2026, you can also view our display of historical photos, documents, and other items celebrating the Library Commission’s 125th anniversary.

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Everyone has a podcast these days…

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Aimee Owen

Including the Library of Congress!

“As part of its mission to support Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people, the Library of Congress and its staff have created regular and occasional podcast series to highlight the collections, services and staff of the Library of Congress, to be produced and distributed by the Library.”

Recently posted episodes are available from series such as:

  • Our Constitution, which “provides an objective look at America’s charter and how it has been interpreted over time;”
  • America Works, featuring “the voices of contemporary workers from throughout the United States talking about their lives, their workplaces, and their on-the-job experiences;” and
  • Folklife Today, which combines “brand-new interviews and narration with songs, stories, music, and oral history from the collections of the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center.”

Find these series along with the full collection of LOC podcasts: https://www.loc.gov/podcasts/

Photo credit: Underwood & Underwood, photographer. Woman With Headphones Listening to Radio. [Between and Ca. 1930] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012649424/>

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