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**Introduction**
Teaching With Primary Sources Grant Waynesburg University TPS Lincoln IU #12 Wikispace

**What Is The Library?**
Library of Congress Site History of the Library of Congress Book Festival Library of Congress Treasures - History Channel DVD - The Real National Treasure (Amazon) DVD - The Real National Treasure (Library of Congress) Library of Congress Channel - YouTube Virtual Tour Meet the Reference Librarian Ask a Librarian Chat with a Librarian

Primary Sources

Exploring the Site
Library of Congress - Main Page [|Quick Start Guide.pdf]

Left Column: Right Column:
 * About the Library
 * Current Information from the Library
 * Visiting the Library
 * Current Exhibitions
 * Thomas
 * Resources
 * Teaching With Primary Sources
 * World Digital Library
 * Services

Classroom Materials

Searching for materials on the LOC site can be cumbersome. It works much better if you use the following search approach.
 * Go to Google Advanced Search. (Click advanced search next to Google search bar.)
 * Where it reads //Search within a site or domain:// type loc.gov in the blank field.
 * Conduct your search as you would any Google search.
 * All result will come from the LoC site.

//Specific LoC Projects://
Veteran's History A Poem A Day for American High Schools American Life In Poetry [|Favorite Poem Project] Read.gov Letters About Literature

Author Webcasts Audio Podcast from Book Festival Authors Webcasts from Book Festival Authors

//Book Connections//
[|Book Backdrops Overview] [|Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers] [|Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth] [|She Is Wearing A Dead Bird On Her Head] [|The Quiltmaker's Gift] [|When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer] [|Silver At Night]

Amazon Links: [|Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers] [|Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth] [|She Is Wearing A Dead Bird On Her Head] [|The Quiltmaker's Gift] [|When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer] Silver At Night (book out of print)

Elementary Booklists that go with American Memory Collection Secondary Booklists that go with the American Memory Collection

//**Helpful Items**// TPS Quarterly Analysis Tools

More Primary Source Information and Sites
//**Extra Resources:**// National Archives National Archives - Docs Teach Classroom Resources Never Ending Search - Joyce Valenza's Blog [|Joyce Valenza's Library Guides] Thinkfinity [|The Learning Network] Standards-Aligned Systems SAS Curriculum Pathways (not associated with PDE SAS) Internet Public Library Newseum - Today's Front Pages Site with Videos