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Onsite & Virtual Participation in the Fall 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference (October 17 – 19)
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. This April, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) announced that our staff members are… Read More -
International Internet Preservation Consortium’s Web Archiving Conference, May 23-25, 2022
This message is being posted on behalf of the Web Archiving Conference Organizing Committee. Registration is now open for the International Internet… Read More -
New Electronic Titles for April 2022
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for April 2022. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government… Read More -
Webinar rescheduled: There’s A Month for That: Exploring Federal Government Resources for Diverse Monthly Celebrations
A live training webinar that was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2022, has been rescheduled. “There’s A Month for That: Exploring Federal… Read More -
New govinfo Webcasts Available: U.S. Congressional Serial Set
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. Seven new govinfo webcasts on the U.S. Congressional Serial Set are now available. This… Read More
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May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. Check out these resources:
On May 6th in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The agency was responsible for one of the many relief programs set up soon after Roosevelt entered the White House. Created under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, which Roosevelt signed a month earlier, it sought to ease the effects of the Great Depression. By 1940, as the economy surged as a result of defense industry production, WPA programs were sharply curtailed. In 1943, Congress effectively ended many programs created under the ERA Act — including the WPA. Check out these resources from the CGP:
Do you want to promote your depository but feel a little stuck on how to start? Use the FDLP Coordinator Calendar LibGuide for ideas on social media posts and observances, to learn about a Federal agency each month, to find image galleries, and for suggested monthly FDLP tasks and tips.
Interested in free educational opportunities? Check out the FDLP Academy Training Repository for recorded webinars and webcasts, and check out the Events Calendar for upcoming live webinars.
Seven new govinfo webcasts on the U.S. Congressional Serial Set are now available. Recordings are brief—from one to four minutes in length.